Publisher description for African-American poetry : an anthology, 1773-1927 / edited by Joan R. Sherman.
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Rich selection of 74 poems ranging from the religious and moral verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters (ca. 1753—1784) to 20th-century work of Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. Other contributors include James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, many others. Indispensable for students of the black experience in America and any lover of fine poetry. Introduction.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: American poetry African American authors, African Americans Poetry