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John H. Clark lecture, "The Influence of Slave Narratives on Afro-American Literature," at the University of Iowa, June 18, 1974

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Recorded June 18, 1974 as part of the sixth annual Institute on Afro-American Culture held at the University of Iowa. Speaking on the influence of slave narratives on Afro-American literature is John H. Clarke, professor of African history at Hunter College, and City College of New York. Making the introduction Professor Darwin Turner, Chairman of the Department of Afro-American studies at the University of Iowa. Contact the University of Iowa Archives at https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact/ Open Reel digitized by The MediaPreserve with Studer 1/4" Open Reel Reproducer to uncompressed 24-bit/96 kHz WAV file.
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Keywords

  1. Authors, Black
  2. Drama
  3. Fiction
  4. Poetry
  5. Slaver
  6. Slaves

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