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Willard Motley

Willard Motley 0000000081324621 Willard Francis Motley was a renowned columnist, freelance writer, and novelist known for his work in the Chicago Defender under the pseudonym Bud Billiken. He founded...

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door Willard Motley 978knockonany Fiction D. Appleton & Company D. Appleton & Company Willard Motley’s first and best known novel was Knock on Any Door was made into a movie by the same n...

John Baldwin West

John Baldwin West NONE Dr. John Baldwin West was a renowned African American pulp detective fiction writer in the 1950s. He authored six novels featuring private investigator Rocky Steele, with most ...

Ronald Fair

Ronald Fair 0000000116782340 Chicago-born African-American author, Ronald L. Fair, inspired by Richard Wright, carved his own literary path. Born in 1932, Fair served in the U.S. Navy before becoming...