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Article: A chronicle of words and images. (brief reviews are given of 17 recent books written by and for Blacks; they include 'The Complete Book of Kwanzaa' and 'The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes')
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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