Books

14 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Just us girls Just us girls Wendy Rountree vi, 124 p. ; 23 cm OL11913918W
Sitting in Darkness Sitting in Darkness Peter Schmidt Sitting in Darkness explores how fiction of the Reconstruction and the New South intervenes in debates over black schools, citizen-building, Jim Crow discrimination, and U.S. foreign policy towards i… OL1452983W
The public intellectualism of Ralph Waldo Emerson and W.E.B. Du Bois The public intellectualism of Ralph Waldo Emerson and W.E.B. Du Bois Ryan Schneider xi, 183 p. ; 22 cm OL15451894W
Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton Jill C. Wheeler A biography of the children's writer known for her varied novels and interest in black history. OL1830855W
Contemporary African American fiction Contemporary African American fiction Butler, Robert 163 p. ; 25 cm OL1846513W
Encyclopedia of black comics Encyclopedia of black comics Sheena C. Howard "The Encyclopedia of Black Comics focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book… OL19719491W
Alice Walker Alice Walker Harold Bloom Presents biographical information along with critical analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas that appear in the author's works. OL20400517W
Richard Wright Richard Wright Keneth Kinnamon "This volume presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of those essays, books, and articles from 1983 through 2003. Arranged alphabetically by author within years are some 8,320 entries ranging… OL4979050W
Gloria Naylor Gloria Naylor Charles E. Wilson "In each of her five novels, Gloria Naylor invites the reader to join her characters in their journeys to move beyond established boundaries and embrace an increasingly diverse society. With analyses… OL5814880W
Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton Deborah A. Marinelli Details the life of prominent, award-winning author, Virginia Hamilton, and discusses her work. OL5954580W
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, Second Edition Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, Second Edition Aberjhani,Sandra L. West,Clement Alexander Price In this, the world’s first *Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance*, readers do something more than witness the triumphs and tragedies of poets such as Langston Hughes and Jean Toomer, novelists like… OL5968389W
Voices from the quarters Voices from the quarters Doyle, Mary Ellen ""Who will write about the way my people talk, the way my people sing?" Mary Ellen Doyle gathers and makes audible the voices arising from all of Ernest J. Gaines's fiction to date - the indelible ch… OL6211374W
The Black "I" The Black "I" Devon Boan x, 131 p. ; 23 cm OL6212719W
Nationalism, Marxism, and African American Literature between the Wars Nationalism, Marxism, and African American Literature between the Wars Anthony Dawahare "During and after the Harlem Renaissance, the clash of two tremendous intellectual forces - nationalism and Marxism - changed the future of African American writing. Current literary thinking says th… OL6543251W