Caviar and Cabbage: Selected Columns by Melvin B. Tolson from the Washington Tribune, 1937-1944

by Melvin B. Tolson

Melvin B. Tolson is best known as the poet who wrote The Harlem Gallery and Libretto for the Republic of Liberia . He received national acclaim only toward the end of his life, but early in his career he achieved considerable recognition as a challenging speaker and activist within the black American community. Tolson wrote a weekly column for the Washington Tribune from October 9, 1937, to June 24, 1944, entitled "Caviar and Cabbage." As the title...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826203485
• ISBN13: 9780826203489
• Release Date: April 1982
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5