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Heavily influenced by his creative predecessor
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at an early age. He is a major contributor to the Black literary tradition, in particular through his early association with BAM beginning in the mid-1960s, and has had a lasting and major influence. Recognizing the lack of resources and institutions dedicated to black scholars, Madhubuti has become
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Tough Notes: A Healing Call for
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Norton Anthology of African American Literature, vol. 2
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