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The Black Prairie Archives: An Anthology

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The Black Prairie Archives: An Anthology

This anthology establishes a new black prairie literary tradition and transforms inherited understandings of what prairie literature looks and sounds like. It collects varied and unique work by writers who were both conscious and unconscious of themselves as black writers or as “prairie” people. Their letters, recipes, oral literature, autobiographies, rap, and poetry- provide vivid glimpses into the reality of their lived experiences and give meaning to them.

About the Author

Karena Vernon is Associate Professor and Associate Chair Department of English, University of Toronto. Her work focuses on Black Canadian literature, Black aesthetics, Black archives, and Black-Indigenous solidarities.

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