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Hairston, Loyle – Crisis, 1979
This article discusses some of the philosophical and artistic motivations behind Lorraine Hansberry's work as a playwright. (BE)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Black Literature, Blacks
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Murray, Hugh – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1990
Reviews Martin Duberman's Paul Robeson (Knopf, 1988). Commends its quality and coverage, but questions whether the book meets the challenges of Robeson's opponents. Concludes that Robeson is an American hero. (DM)
Descriptors: Biographies, Black Achievement, Black History, Black Leadership
Alston, Patrick L. – New York University Education Quarterly, 1979
Anton Makarenko became a national hero for effecting education for communism in the 1920s. His book, "The Road to Life," is an artistic achievement and the most widely read and influential work on education in the Soviet Union. But Makarenko's legacy is more myth than model in present-day Russia. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Biographies, Book Reviews, Communism, Delinquent Rehabilitation