Publisher's Synopsis
Featuring fiction, autobiography, poetry and literary criticism, this is a comprehensive and vital collection featuring the work of the major black voices of the twentieth century. It captures a literary explosion that can still be seen and heard in the works of today's black writers. Includes contributions from: James Baldwin, W E B DuBois, Ralph Ellison, Langstons Hughes, Richard Wright, Malcolm X, Claude McKay and many others. Less than one penny a page!
