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Date 1960 - 1975

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Nikki Giovanni, 1973
The Colorful Life of The Color Purple Author Alice Walker
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Alice Walker smiling and wearing glasses, a beaded necklace, and a burgundy velvet top at the opening of The Color Purple in New York City.
Alice Walker
American writer
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
American author
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
American author
Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
American poet
Amiri Baraka, c. 1964
Amiri Baraka
American writer
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Sonia Sanchez
American poet, playwright, and educator
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange
American author
Alex Haley
Alex Haley
American author
Angela Davis
Angela Davis
American activist
June Jordan.
June Jordan
American author
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Haki R. Madhubuti
American author, publisher and educator
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Carolyn M. Rodgers
American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher
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Etheridge Knight
American poet