Killens, John Oliver
1916–1987
African American writer and scholar whose politically engaged novels, essays, and screenplays exposed the racism of America in the decades following World War II; also an advocate for new forms of African American independence and identity.
Killens, John Oliver
1916–1987
African American writer and scholar whose politically engaged novels, essays, and screenplays exposed the racism of America in the decades following World War II; also an advocate for new forms of African American independence and identity.
A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.
