Confirmation, an Anthology of AfricanAmerican Women
- ISBN-10
- 0688015824
- ISBN-13
- 9780688015824
- Category
- African American women
- Pages
- 418
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Author
- Imamu Amiri Baraka
Description
A collection of fiction, poems, essays, and short plays explores the life of Black women in American society
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