Books Honored by the National Book Foundation

National Book Award Medals

The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. National Book Awards are given five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.

Here we highlight the winners of African descent. The first African-American writer to win a National Book Award was Ralph Ellison, in 1953, for Invisible Man.

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One Book Honored by the National Book Foundation in 1969

Finalist - Poetry

In the Mecca
by Gwendolyn Brooks

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    Publication Date: Jun 01, 1968
    List Price: Unavailable
    Format: Hardcover, 55 pages
    Classification: Poetry
    ISBN13: 9780060105372
    Imprint: Harper & Row
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Parent Company: News Corp

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