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2. Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American biography
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Knight,Franklin W. (Editor) and Gates,Henry Louis, Jr. (Editor)
- Format:
- Book, Edited
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01-01
- Published:
- New York, NY: Oxford University Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 6 vols., Provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of Caribbeans and Afro-Latin Americans who are historically significant. Covers the entire Caribbean, and the Afro-descended populations throughout Latin America, including people who spoke and wrote Creole, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Individuals are drawn from all walks of life including philosophers, politicians, activists, entertainers, scholars, poets, scientists, religious figures, kings, and everyday people whose lives have contributed to the history of the Caribbean and Latin America.
3. Los caminos de la escritura negra en el Río de la Plata
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ventura de Molina, Jacinto, b.1766 (Author), Acree,William G. (Editor), and Borucki,Alex (Editor)
- Format:
- Book, Edited
- Language:
- Spanish
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Madrid: Iberoamericana
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 285 p., Contents: Mapa del Río de la Plata hacia 1800 -- Cronología sobre Molina -- El Río de la Plata en los años de Jacinto Ventura de Molina / Alex Borucki -- Un sueño realizado : un letrado negro y el poder de la escritura / William G. Akree, Jr. -- [Notas] -- Escritos de Jacinto Ventura de Molina, c. 1817-1837. Escritos históricos y autobiográficos. Los afrodescendientes en los escritos de Molina. Peticiones al poder. Molina en los escritos de sus contemporáneos / [various authors]. Defensor de los pobres. Escritos políticos y literarios.; Collection consists chiefly of works by Ventura de Molina: political, historical, literary, and legal.