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John A. Williams
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John A. Williams

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  • Phillis Wheatley's first book of poetry
    African American literature
    / The Black Arts movement

    … (1970), and the novels of John A. Williams, particularly The Man Who Cried I Am (1967), a roman à clef about a dying Black novelist intent on maintaining his political integrity in the face of government persecution, communicate the spirit of the new Black ideals. The “tell it like it…

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    … (1970), and the novels of John A. Williams, particularly The Man Who Cried I Am (1967), a roman à clef about a dying Black novelist intent on maintaining his political integrity in the face of government persecution, communicate the spirit of the new Black ideals. The “tell it like it…

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