Dorothy West

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Heard On University Of The Air

At the age of 17, Dorothy West joined the Harlem Renaissance and connected with some of America’s great writers of the Twenties and Thirties. She was still writing in the Eighties, giving a fresh perspective on the middle class African-American experience. We’ll hear her story from biographer Cherene Sharrard-Johnson.

Episode Credits

  • Cherene Sharrard-Johnson Guest

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