Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The collected works of Langston Hughes The collected works of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Not Without Laughter is a story of an African-American family. The main character, Sandy observes the difficulties of an African-American while growing up. Sandy’s family is poor due to the discrimin… OL11022833W
Inventing the new Negro Inventing the new Negro Daphne Mary Lamothe "It is no coincidence, Daphne Lamothe writes, that so many black writers and intellectuals of the first half of the twentieth century either trained formally as ethnographers or worked as amateur col… OL11869518W
Christmas gif' Christmas gif' Charlemae Hill Rollins,Ashley Bryan A collection of Christmas poems, songs, and stories relating to African Americans. Includes holiday recipes. OL16025494W
Children of promise Children of promise Charles Sullivan Poems, prose, photographs, and paintings explore the African-American experience as seen through art and literature by blacks or about black subjects. OL16479480W
Encyclopedia of African-American Writing (Third Edition) Encyclopedia of African-American Writing (Third Edition) Bryan Conn Ph.D. xviii, 1112 pages : 29 cm OL18011068W
Freedom in This Village Freedom in This Village Isaac Jackson,E. Lynn Harris Freedom in This Village charts for the first time ever the innovative course of black gay male literature of the past 25 years. Starting in 1979 with the publication of James Baldwin's final novel, J… OL19353513W
Black voices Black voices Abraham Chapman An anthology of writings by African-Americans from throughout history, including fiction, poetry, autobiography, and literary criticism. OL19494019W
The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk Slingshot Books,Héctor Arnau,Brent Hayes Edwards,Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,W. E. B. Du Bois,Monica M. Elbert,Karl Simrock,Arnold Rampersad,Eugene F. Provenzo,Farah Jasmine Griffin,Shawn Alexander,Monty,Walter Covell,Prentice Onayemi Du Bois' 1903 collection of essays is a thoughtful, articulate exploration of the moral and intellectual issues surrounding the perception of blacks within American society. OL28577W
Spectres of 1919 Spectres of 1919 Barbara Foley x, 313 pages : 24 cm OL3721179W
Black mothers to sons Black mothers to sons Joyce Elaine King xi, 132 p. ; 23 cm OL3744423W
Women, violence & testimony in the works of Zora Neale Hurston Women, violence & testimony in the works of Zora Neale Hurston Diana Miles "Zora Neale Hurston produced some of the most provocative literature of the twentieth century. This book examines the numerous scenes of violence against women in her fictional works and the developm… OL6212760W