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American writer Henry Dumas (1934–68) argued that to survive, the black man had to embrace his own past, not the white man's. During his lifetime Dumas struggled for recognition, publishing mostly in obscure journals. Fatally shot by a New York transit policeman, Dumas never reached 34. Recognition of sorts came later. Toni Morrison, senior editor at Random House, included some of his poems in a collection of African American writings and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More