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The City as Autobiography in Darryl Pinckney’s Black Deutschland
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The City as Autobiography in Darryl Pinckney’s Black Deutschland

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William Harrison
/ 14 April 2016
Leaping from one fragmented city to the next, Pinckney’s narrator uses history to simultaneously define and obscure himself.
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Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks Take a Class

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David Masciotra
/ 1 May 2012
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‘Harlem Is Nowhere’ Is An Ingenious Weaving of History and Experience

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Mark Reynolds
/ 16 September 2011
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Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story

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Rodger Jacobs
/ 3 September 2009
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Ralph Ellison: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad

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PopMatters Staff
/ 19 July 2007
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Ralph Ellison: A Biography by Arnold Rampersad

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PopMatters Staff
/ 7 June 2007

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