A must-read list: The enduring contributions of African-American women writers

Mar 12, 2019

Female African American writers have been underpraised figures throughout US literary history. Image: REUTERS/Mike Segar

Nancy Kang

Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Manitoba

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