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William J. Maxwell

William J. Maxwell
William J. Maxwell is professor of English and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of the widely acclaimed F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature, winner of a 2016 American Book Award, and New Negro, Old Left: African American Writing and Communism between the Wars. He is also the creator and curator of the “F.B. Eyes Digital Archive,” which presents high-resolution copies of the FBI files of African American authors obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. He lives with his family in St. Louis, Missouri.


A Look Inside James Baldwin’s 1,884 Page FBI File

Memos on "Aliases," Sexuality, and The Blood Counters
June 12, 2017  By William J. Maxwell
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