Jan 6, 2010
Gwendolyn Brooks, who began her career in 1945 with the publication of her first book, A Street in Bronzeville, was first inspired by encouraging parents, her own wisdom, and a personal dedication to words. The Civil Rights movement of the late 1960’s, which fostered cultural renewal in black America, expanded her consciousness, nourished her continued growth, and sustained her lifelong love and appreciation for blackness. It is not unusual to hear Brooks speak of the period before 1967 as a time when she had “sturdy” artistic ideas, and the period after...
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