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- 1New book spotlights five Black women artists of the civil rights era●Adding to Books of Interest or TBR: FREEDOM’S GATE: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and
A new book, Freedom's Gate by scholar Soyica Diggs Colbert, profiles Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone, focusing on their performances at a New York nightclub that played a formative role in the civil rights movement. Readers are adding the title to their to-be-read lists and sharing the recommendation within book communities.