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Drake and Cayton’s Black Metropolis

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Richard Guzman

St. Clair Drake (1911-1990) and Horace R. Cayton, Jr. (1903-1970) will forever be bound together for their collaboration on the groundbreaking Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City (1945).  Drake was born in Suffolk, Virginia, graduated … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Black Writing from Chicago – Part 2

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Richard Guzman

This is Part 2 of the introduction to my book Black Writing from Chicago.  It continues to detail Chicago’s importance not only as a site producing great writers but also some of the greatest publishing ventures in black history, from the Chicago … Continue reading →

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