F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover's Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature

James Clerk Maxwell, William J. (College teacher), William J. MaxwellPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691173412

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F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover's Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature

James Clerk Maxwell, William J. (College teacher), William J. MaxwellPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10: 0691173419 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691173412 · 2016

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William J. Maxwell uncovers the extensive FBI surveillance of African American writers during the mid-twentieth century. By analyzing declassified files, the author reveals how the Bureau's 'ghostreaders' monitored, influenced, and attempted to suppress the literary output of iconic Black authors.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
2016
Pages: 384Language: English

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Author: James Clerk MaxwellAuthor: William J. (College teacher)Author: William J. Maxwell

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Inferred: African American LiteratureInferred: Afro-Amerikanska FörfattareInferred: Amerikansk LitteraturInferred: AntiblacknessInferred: Fbi HistoryInferred: Government SurveillanceInferred: Historia

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