<I>The American Negro Writer and His Roots: Selected Papers from the First Conference of Negro Writers, March, 1959</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Published by
content: American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
label: Edited by
content: John Aubrey Davis Sr., American, 1912 - 2002
label: Written by
content: Jay Saunders Redding, American, 1906 - 1988
label: Written by
content: Samuel Allen, American, 1917 - 2015
label: Written by
content: John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998
label: Written by
content: Julian Hudson Mayfield, American, 1928 - 1984
label: Written by
content: Arthur P. Davis, American, 1904 - 1996
label: Written by
content: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
label: Written by
content: William Blackwell Branch, American, 1927 - 2019
label: Written by
content: Arnaud Wendell Bontemps, American, 1902 - 1973
label: Written by
content: Loften Mitchell, American, 1919 - 2001
label: Written by
content: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
label: Written by
content: John Oliver Killens, American, 1916 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965
label: Owned by
content: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A 72-page pamphlet entitled The American Negro Writer and His Roots. The cover is brown with black print and the lower left quadrant includes a yellow horizontal line motif. The title [THE AMERICAN / NEGRO WRITER / AND HIS ROOTS] is written in large text in the lower left corner. Below this, small italic left-justified text reads [Selected Papers from / the First Conference of Negro Writers / March, 1959]. The lower edge has centered black text reads [American Society of African Culture]. The pamphlet contains eleven essays by Saunders Redding, Samuel W. Allen, John Henrik Clarke, Julian Mayfield, Arthur Davis, Langston Hughes, William Branch, Arna Bontemps, Loften Mitchell, Sarah E. Wright, and John Oliver Killens. These essays are divided into five sections and it features photographs of selected authors.
label: Description
content: The pamphlet has no signatures or inscriptions.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Societies
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.61.10
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Copyright 1960 by American Society of African Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)