Sacred Fire

"QBR''s evolving canon is a splendid way to begin honoring black artists." -Charles Johnson, from the Foreword

"From critiques of W. E. B. Du Bois''s Black Reconstruction in America to Alex Haley''s Roots to Langston Hughes''s The Ways of White Folks, these short, trenchant essays stimulate and challenge."-Booklist

"A celebration of black literature. . .insightful commentary."-Ebony

"A rich and surpr...