African-American Poetry (20th Century)

Contains nearly 9,000 poems from African American poets of the 20th century.

The Database of Twentieth-Century African-American Poetry documents the unique voices of this century's critically acclaimed African-American poets. The collection opens the door to literary scholarship by providing access to the full text of 12,000 poems by more than 100 poets.

Coverage Dates: 
1900 - 2000
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List of Titles Indexed in Database: http://0-gateway.proquest.com.uncclc.coast.uncwil.edu/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&xri:pqil:res_ver=0.2&res_id=xri:ilcs-us&rft_id=xri:ilcs:contents:20daap

Vendor: 
Chadwyck- Healey
Rating: 
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