The problems and ideologies that define American culture were formed in the 19th century.
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With her writing, and her work as a publisher, Morrison brought the African-American experience to the fore in the US and around the world.
Here is a small list of pivotal texts by African American women from the past century.
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Lecturer in nineteenth-century American literature, University of Kent
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Teaching and Research Fellow, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Canada Research Chair in Transnational Feminisms and Gender-Based Violence, University of Manitoba