Title Forgotten readers : recovering the lost history of African American literary societies / Elizabeth McHenry.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	PS153.B53 M36 2002	Available	---

Description	xiv, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series	New Americanists
	New Americanists.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-400) and index.
Contents	"Dreaded eloquence": the origins and rise of African American literary societies -- Spreading the word: the cultural work of the Black press -- Literary coalitions in the age of Washington -- Reading, writing, and reform in the women's era -- Georgia Douglas Johnson and the Saturday nighters.
Subject	American literature -- African American authors -- Appreciation -- United States.
	American literature -- African American authors.
	United States.
	American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
	American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
	American literature.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
	African Americans -- Intellectual life.
	African Americans -- Books and reading.
	African Americans -- Books and reading.
	African Americans in literature.
	African Americans in literature.
	Literature -- Societies, etc.
	Literature -- Societies, etc.
ISBN	0822329956 paperback alkaline paper
	0822329808 alkaline paper