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| Author | : Lauri Ramey |
| File Size | : 54,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 21 March 2019 |
| ISBN | : 9781107035478 |
| Pages | : 283 pages |
Offers a critical history of African American poetry from the transatlantic slave trade to present day hip-hop.
Offers a critical history of African American poetry from the transatlantic slave trade to present day hip-hop.
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