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Livin' the Blues: Memoirs of a Black Journalist and Poet (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)

Name: Livin' the Blues: Memoirs of a Black Journalist and Poet (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)
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Book Synopsis: Frank Marshall Davis was a prominent poet, journalist, jazz critic, and civil rights activist on the Chicago and Atlanta scene from the 1920s through 1940s. He was an intimate of Langston Hughes and Richard Wright and an influential editor at the Chicago Evening Bulletin, the Chicago Whip, the Chicago Star, and the Atlanta World. He renounced his writing career in 1948 and moved to Hawaii, forgotten until the Black Arts Movement rediscovered him in the 1960s.Because of his early self-exile from the literary limelight, Davis's life and work have been shrouded in mystery. Livin' the Blues offers us a chance to rediscover this talented poet and writer and stands as an important example of black autobiography, similar in form, style, and message to those of Langston Hughes and Richard Wright."Both a social commentary and intellectual exploration into African American life in the twentieth century."—Charles Vincent, Atlanta History Read more

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If you're a fan of powerful storytelling, rich history, and captivating memoirs, then "Livin' the Blues: Memoirs of a Black Journalist and Poet" belongs on your reading list. Dive into the fascinating life of Frank Marshall Davis, a prominent figure in the literary and civil rights scene of the 1920s-1940s.

Discover the hidden gems of Davis's life as a poet, journalist, and civil rights activist, and his influential contributions to the Chicago and Atlanta literary circles. His connections to Langston Hughes and Richard Wright add further depth and intrigue to this compelling autobiography.

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