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Josh Gibson’s Story in Dorian Hairston’s “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow”

As an academic, I have always enjoyed attending conferences because they provide a space to meet new people and to learn about new ideas and specifically about new literature. At the Appalachian Studies Association conference, I went to an Affrilachian poets panel featuring Amy Alvarez, Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Dorian Hairston, and Frank X. Walker. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch all of the poets because … Read More Josh Gibson’s Story in Dorian Hairston’s “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow”