Along the Streets of Bronzeville: Black Chicago's Literary Landscape

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along the streets of bronzeville Black Chicago’s Literary Landscape Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach University of Illinois Press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield Schlabach_AlongtheStreets_text.indd 3 5/6/13 1:29 PM © 2013 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schlabach, Elizabeth Schroeder. Along the streets of Bronzeville : black Chicago’s literary landscape / Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach. pages cm. — (The New Black Studies Series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03782-5 (cloth : acid-free paper) isbn 978-0-252-09510-8 (ebook) 1. American literature—Illinois—Chicago—History and criticism. 2. American literature—African American authors—History and criticism. 3. African Americans—Illinois—Chicago—Intellectual life. 4. Chicago (Ill.)— Intellectual life—20th century. I. Title. ps285.c47s35  2013 810.9'977311—dc23  2013012803 Schlabach_AlongtheStreets_text.indd 4 5/6/13 1:29 PM For my family—past, present, and future. Schlabach_AlongtheStreets_text.indd 5 5/6/13 1:29 PM Schlabach_AlongtheStreets_text.indd 6 5/6/13 1:29 PM ...