American Book Award Winners of African Descent

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First presented in 1980, by the Before Columbus Foundation, “the American Book Awards Program respects and honors excellence in American literature without restriction or bias with regard to race, sex, creed, cultural origin, size of press or ad budget, or even genre. There would be no requirements, restrictions, limitations, or second places. There would be no categories. The winners would not selected by any set quota for diversity, because diversity happens naturally. Finally, there would be no losers, only winners. The only criteria would be outstanding contribution to American literature in the opinion of the judges.”

Here we present the American Book Award recipients of African descent.

1 Books Honored in 1982

Poetry
Bodies and Soul

Bodies and Soul

by Al Young

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Imprint: Creative Arts Book Company (Dec 01, 1981)
Poetry, Paperback, 150 pages
Publisher: Creative Arts Book Company
ISBN: 9780916870393
Book Description:

Book by Al Young