A Black Philadelphia Reader
African American Writings About the City of Brotherly Love
A Black Philadelphia Reader
African American Writings About the City of Brotherly Love
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Description
A collection of historical and literary depictions of Philadelphia by Black native Philadelphians and those with a significant link to the city.
“A Black Philadelphia Reader breaks new ground as it brings to light a rich vein of African American literature that illuminates the souls of Black folk tempered by the spirit of Philadelphia.”
—Roland L. Williams Jr.,author of Black Male Frames: African Americans in a Century of Hollywood Cinema, 1903-2003
Louis J. Parascandola is Professor of Humanities at Long Island University, Brooklyn. He has edited several anthologies on Black American authors as well as a collection of writings about Coney Island.