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Powerfully insightful, The Education Of Black Dickey is a standout work of historical fiction. Through the skillful combination of a host of genre-bending elements, author Kenneth Bowens presents a jarring tale of our nation’s inexorable past.
Author, Kenneth Bowens, uses sex as a tool too highlight the peculiar history African Americans in Oklahoma have had with white people in his latest novel, The Education of Black Dickey.
ForeWord Clarion Reviews: Bowens' style is creative, and anyone who wonders about black history, the impact of slavery and segregation, or the prison system will find much to learn here.