John Oliver Killens
Subtitle: a life of Black literary activism
By: Keith Gilyard.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820335131
Subjects: Killens, John Oliver, -- 1916-1987; Killens, John Oliver, -- 1916-1987 -- Political activity; African American authors -- Biography; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A white man's republic, 1915-1928; title: Avoiding the river, 1928-1936; title: Mr. Killens, 1936-1942; title: Chasing the double victory, 1942-1945; title: None as radical as Mickey Mouse, 1945-1948; title: The efficacy of struggle, 1948-1949; title: A colored man who happened to write, 1949-1951; title: The poetry, energy, and convictions, 1951-1954; title: Mr. Youngblood, 1954-1955; title: Stalking the truth, 1955-1957; title: Rights and rites, 1958-1959; title: Journey to genesis, 1959-1961; title: Thundering genius, 1961-1963; title: It doesn't hurt to review, 1963-1964; title: Statesmanlike work, 1964; title: In residence, 1965-1966; title: Explaining dissent, 1966-1967; title: New Black, 1967-1968; title: We must construct a monument, 1968-1969; title: Champeenship of blackness, 1970-1971; title: Long-distance running, 1971-1974; title: I always said class and race, 1974-1977; title: Pushing Pushkin, 1977-1982; title: For freedom, 1982-1986; title: Dr. K's run, 1986-1987.