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Front cover of Five Black Writers: Essays on Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Hughes, and LeRoi Jones, edited by Donald B. Gibson, New York University Press, second printing, 1971.Back cover of Five Black Writers with publisher's description of essays on major twentieth-century African American authors.Title page of Five Black Writers, edited by Donald B. Gibson, published by New York University Press.Copyright page of Five Black Writers showing the second printing published in 1971 by New York University Press.Spine and text block of Five Black Writers showing water staining and age-related wear while remaining complete and readable.

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Everett Hoagland Working Library

Book Details

Author/Editor: Donald B. Gibson (Editor)

Book Details
Author/Editor: Donald B. Gibson (Editor)
Title: Five Black Writers: Essays on Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Hughes, and LeRoi Jones
Publisher: New York University Press
Place of Publication: New York
Year: 1971
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Language: English

Description

Published during the Black Arts era, Five Black Writers brings together critical essays examining the work of Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). The volume explores the literary achievements, cultural influence, and social significance of five of the twentieth century's most influential African American writers and remains an important work of literary criticism and African American studies.

Condition

Good. Trade paperback. Binding remains sound and complete. Moderate edge wear with noticeable water staining and rippling from an old moisture exposure. Interior remains clean and fully legible with no writing, highlighting, ownership signatures, or bookplates.

Collection History

This volume was acquired as part of the Everett Hoagland Working Library, obtained directly from the library preserved by Thomas Doane Perry and Karen Carmean Perry. Although this copy bears no individual ownership signature, stamp, or bookplate, it formed part of the larger scholarly library assembled by award-winning poet, educator, and New Bedford's first Poet Laureate Everett Hoagland (1942–2025).

Hoagland's poetry and teaching frequently explored the work of the writers represented in this volume, making it an appropriate part of his preserved working library and a reflection of the literary tradition that informed his own career.