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The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States

by Benjamin Griffith Brawley

Noted African-American author and educator, Benjamin Brawley, presents short biographies of other African-Americans in the fields of literature and other arts including poets, artists, musicians, and orators. These range from well known figures such as poets Paul Laurence Dunbar and William Stanley Braithwaite to lesser known artists such as composer Will Marion Cook and sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller.

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English

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English

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1910

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Benjamin Griffith Brawley was an American author and educator. Several of his books were considered standard college texts, including The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States (1918) and Ne...

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