Friday, May 18th, 2012
By robinos
An augment of African American authors started in the 60s, the same moment as the civil rights movements, but their authority was noticed before America became a country and black authors were slaves and abolitionists.
Among the first to increase importance was Phyllis Wheatley, who was brought from Africa when she was a youngster and sold to the Wheatley’s in Boston. Wheatley landed in America without any acquaintance of the English lang….
