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Africana: Arts and Letters: An A-to-Z Reference of Writers, Musicians, and Artists of the African American Experience (Africana)
Africana Arts and Letters An AtoZ Reference of Writers Musicians and Artists of the African American Experience - Africana Author:Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates Here?s an eminently readable reference of African-American contributions to the arts, faithfully adapted from the original one-volume encyclopedia Africana. Essays on such influential black figures as the writer and activist Amiri Baraka; singers Billie Holiday, Paul Robeson, and Lena Horne; painter Romare Bearden; filmmaker Melvin Van Pe... more »ebles, and poet Maya Angelou, as well as on black cultural events throughout modern history, create a rich resource of African-American arts and letters.« less