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The Women and the Men

1975

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hardcover book (2023.30.3a) with a dust jacket (2023.30.3b), “The Women and the Men” is a poetry book written by Nikki Giovanni. The dust jacket’s front cover has black and white typeface and an illustration by James Barkley. The typeface, from top to bottom, reads: [Nikki Giovanni / The Women / and / the Men / Poems]. The back cover has a black-and-white image of Giovanni.

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Catalog reference: 2023.30.3ab

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