What is it about?
This is my introductory essay to the regular column I write for the American Book Review. In it one finds the "blueprints" I hope to follow in future columns. Future essays will explore African American culture from a critical perspective with an emphasis on literature.
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Why is it important?
The essay provides a personal account of how the author views himself as an African American writer.
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This page is a summary of: The Volunteer Negro, American Book Review, June 2022, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/abr.2022.0061.
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