On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Published by
American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
Edited by
Davis, John Aubrey Sr., American, 1912 - 2002
Written by
Redding, Jay Saunders, American, 1906 - 1988
Allen, Samuel, American, 1917 - 2015
Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
Davis, Arthur P., American, 1904 - 1996
Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
Branch, William Blackwell, American, 1927 - 2019
Bontemps, Arnaud Wendell, American, 1902 - 1973
Mitchell, Loften, American, 1919 - 2001
Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
Killens, John Oliver, American, 1916 - 1987
Subject of
Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
Owned by
Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
Description
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.
The pamphlet has no signatures or inscriptions.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
paperbacks
Topic
Activism
African diaspora
Associations and institutions
Identity
Literature
Race relations
Resistance
Social reform
Societies
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
Object number
2010.61.10
Restrictions & Rights
© Copyright 1960 by American Society of African Culture
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566e865e0-a021-4a88-beac-5bf33fe24212

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