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Editor's Note:  Much of the commentary collected here originally appeared in the groundbreaking special issue of Black American Literture Forum (Volume 22, No. 2 [Summer 1988]) on Henry Dumas. We enourage you to consult this issue and to read widely in the journal.

Prepared and Compiled by Cary Nelson

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