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Since its publication, the book has consistently landed on the american library associations list of most challenged books. The black caucus of the american library association serves as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nations african american community. Home the friends of africanamerican reasearch library. These stories are the foundation of the african american literary tradition. The only document of its kind on the internet, this comprehensive listing of mississippis africanamerican authors is intended to assist researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and primary and secondary students in their discovery and exploration of the states africanamerican writers. We advocate for the improvement of library services and resources for all. Alphabetical index to the african repository, from volume one to volume ten, both inclusive the index covers a wide range of subjects pertinent to the american colonization society in the u.
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