Visionary Women Writers of Chicago's Black Arts Movement

by Carmen L. Phelps

Book Overview

A disproportionate number of male writers, including such figures as Amiri Baraka, Larry Neal, Maulana Karenga, and Haki Madhubuti, continue to be credited for constructing the iconic and ideological foundations for what would be perpetuated as the Black Art Movement. Though there has arisen an increasing amount of scholarship that recognizes leading women artists, activists, and leaders of this period, these new perspectives have yet to recognize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496830814
• ISBN13: 9781496830814
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"