American Writersis an 1824–25 work of literary criticism by American writer and criticJohn Neal(pictured).Published byBlackwood's Edinburgh Magazine,it is the first history of American literature and the first substantial work of criticism concerning US authors. Using no reference materials, Neal made incorrect assertions about many of the more than 120 authors covered. Scholars nevertheless praise the staying power of his opinions, many reflected by critics decades later. Neal also arguedAmerican literaturerelied too much onBritish precedentand had failed to develop its own voice. Neal wrote the series in London under the English pseudonym of "Carter Holmes", which convinced few.American Writerswas well received in the UK but drew considerable ire in the US, particularly fromWilliam Lloyd Garrison.Neal was met with hostility and a fistfight on an 1827 visit to his hometown ofPortland, Maine;he relocated there and remained until his death forty-nine years later. (Full article...)
1963– Ghanaian and other African students organizeda protestin Moscow'sRed Squarein response to the alleged murder of medical student Edmund Assare-Addo.
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