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February is Black History Month, and in recognition, I considered re-reading one of my favorite novels by and about African-Americans ("Beloved" by Toni Morrison; "The Known World" by Edwin Jones; or Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," to name a few). According to n...

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Published inThe Wall Street journal. Eastern edition
Main Author Crossen, Cynthia
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y Dow Jones & Company Inc 07.02.2008
EditionEastern edition
Subjects
Black history
Book awards
Childrens nonfiction
Civil disobedience
Novels
Publishing industry
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Summary:February is Black History Month, and in recognition, I considered re-reading one of my favorite novels by and about African-Americans ("Beloved" by Toni Morrison; "The Known World" by Edwin Jones; or Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," to name a few). According to news reports, the judges for the 1990 National Book Award for fiction were unusually contentious, and they chose as finalists what some in the publishing industry felt were obscure and politically correct novels.
ISSN:0099-9660