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The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s by Mary Washington

bgibs122's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

Highly informative, meticulously formatted, and with an excellent eye for vocabulary, Washington’s book was a very enriching read about a time in American life I know woefully little about. Reading this after some quick hit poetry and novels was a challenge—despite the book’s size, it’s a DENSE read, but a rewarding one that’ll shape my future book selections, I imagine. 

The only cons to it are that it’s a little textbooky (understandable), and it very occasionally feels like Washington is reaching for her point.