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Scott W. Stern

Scott W. Stern
Scott W. Stern is a writer, scholar, and public interest lawyer. He is a regular contributor to numerous publications and is the author of The Trials of Nina McCall, a New York Times editor’s choice selection and Boston Globe best book of the year. He lives in Oakland, CA.


How Black and White America Reacted to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Scott W. Stern on the Reception of an American Classic and the Birth of a Renaissance of Black Women Writers
January 28, 2025  By Scott W. Stern
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