Black Literary Suite: Kansas Authors Edition

This collection consists of a single PDF containing all the posters from the Black Literary Suite: Kansas Authors Edition exhibit, as well as the audio commentary for each.Although not as popularly associated with African American literature as some other areas of the United States, there is a rich tradition of black writing in the Midwest, including in the state of Kansas. A number of important African American authors were born or lived in the Sunflower State, and their work often reflects their time in Kansas. This Black Literary Suite exhibit highlights four important black writers—Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frank Marshall Davis, and Kevin Young—with Kansas connections