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Print as Liberatory Practice: An Analysis of Early African-American Material Text It is a rarity for a society to legally bar a group of people from the act of literacy.
When we take a moment to consider this unique past, the marvels that African-Americans have crafted through print culture despite it are all the more fascinating.
"Imagination! Who Can Sing Thy Force?
Thus began one of the most iconic verses penned in American letters, not to mention during a period of enslavement.
How Best to Manage A Crisis
With Wheatley’s usage of Afro-antebellum print culture in hand, I’d like to pivot here to the material life of Black print shortly after Reconstruction.