The Street (novel)
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The Street is a novel published in 1946 by African-American writer Ann Petry. Set in World War II era Harlem, Petry's novel is a commentary on the social injustices that confront her character, Lutie
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African-American literature
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African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved African woman who became the first African American
The Street (novel)
…The Street First edition Author Ann Petry Language English Genre African-American Literature Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company Publication date 1946 Publication place United States Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback) Pages 436 pp The…
Phillis Wheatley (c.1753–1784)
Frederick Douglass
Portrait of W.E.B. DuBois, photographed in 1918
Langston Hughes, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936