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Ain't But a Place
“An Anthology of African American Writings about St. Louis”
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A collection of fiction, poetry, memoirs, autobiography, history, and journalism, illuminating the African American experience in St. Louis in the 19th and 20th centuries. Writers include jazz great Miles Davis, novelist Maya Angelou, comedian and activist Dick Gregory, and Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson. Selections encompass everything from slave narratives to work generated by the East St. Louis Writer's Workshop. Includes biographical notes on each contributor. Distributed by University of Missouri Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR