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The American Negro writer and his roots : selected papers from the First Conference of Negro Writers, March 1959.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Conference of Negro Writers New York, N.Y., American Society of African Culture
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: New York City : American Society of African Culture, 1960.
Subjects:
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism > Congresses.
African Americans > Intellectual life > Congresses.
African Americans in literature > Congresses.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > Congrès.
Noirs américains dans la littérature > Congrès.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
American literature > African American authors.
African American authors > 20th century > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Negro writer and his relationship to his roots / Saunders Redding
  • Négritude and its relevance to the American Negro writer / Samuel W. Allen
  • Reclaiming the lost African heritage / John Henrik Clarke
  • 2. Into the mainstream and oblivion / Julian Mayfield
  • Integration and race literature / Arthur P. Davis
  • 3. Writers: Black and white / Langston Hughes
  • Marketing the products of American Negro writers / William Branch
  • 4. Ole Sis Goose / Arna Bontemps
  • The Negro writer and his materials / Loften Mitchell
  • Roadblocks to the development of Negro writers / Sarah E. Wright
  • Opportunities for development of Negro talent / John O. Killens.