"African American Writers and Poets as Agents of Change" by Charles Coe

Schedule

Sat Jun 14 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

Location

St. Augustine's African Orthodox Church | Cambridge, MA

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Join us for our annual Amy and Marcus Garvey Lecture, " African American Writers and Poets as Agents of Change given by Charles Coe.
About this Event

Writer, Poet and Educator Charles Coe will highlight African-American writers and poets who've promoted the causes of social and political justice. He'll discuss artists such as enslaved Phillis Wheatley, the first African American to print a book of poetry; Abolitionist Frederick Douglas; great writers of the Harlem Renaissance such as Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, and Zora Neale Hurston; and modern writers such as Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, and Etheridge Knight.

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St. Augustine's African Orthodox Church, 137 Allston Street, Cambridge, United States

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