Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A reading guide to Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor A reading guide to Roll of thunder, hear my cry by Mildred D. Taylor Laurie Rozakis Discusses the writing, characters, plot and themes of this 1977 Newbery award-winning book. Includes discussion questions and activities. OL15003227W
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
An Image of Africa An Image of Africa Chinua Achebe "Beautifully written yet highly controversial, "An Image of Africa" asserts Achebe's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serve… OL15747369W
Theorizing black theatre Theorizing black theatre Henry Miller "This volume reveals a comprehensive view of the Art or Propaganda debate. Among others, this text addresses the works of Langston Hughes, W.E.B Dubois, Alain Locke, Lorraine Hansberry, Amiri Baraka,… OL16470023W
Was the cat in the hat black? Was the cat in the hat black? Philip Nel Was the Cat in the Hat Black? presents five serious critiques of the history and current state of children's literature tempestuous relationship with both implicit and explicit forms of racism. OL19736985W
Writing prejudices Writing prejudices Robert Samuels "Writing Prejudices addresses critical attempts to undermine prejudice through education in general, and literary studies in particular. Robert Samuels argues that these attempts often fail because t… OL2620586W
Critical memory Critical memory Houston A. Baker "From the lone outcry of Richard Wright's Black Boy to the chorusing voices of Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March, Critical Memory looks across the past half century to assess the current challenges… OL4315226W
James Baldwin James Baldwin Louis H. Pratt Treats the style, theme, and technique in the novels, and in the plays, attention is given to the common themes of illusion versus reality and the search for identity. OL4984508W
Black face, maligned race Black face, maligned race Anthony Gerard Barthelemy The author considers the influence of English political, social, and theatrical history on the depiction of black characters on the English stage from 1589 to 1695. He shows that almost without excep… OL5274810W
Colonialism and race in Luso-Hispanic literature Colonialism and race in Luso-Hispanic literature Jerome Branche "Branche examines a wide variety of Latin American literature and discourse to show the extent and range of racist sentiments throughout the culture. He argues that racism in the modern period (1415-… OL5837899W
"Miscegenation" "Miscegenation" Elise Virginia Lemire "In the years between the Revolution and the Civil War, as the question of black political rights was debated more and more vociferously, descriptions and pictorial representations of whites coupling… OL5955951W
A reading guide to A reading guide to Amy Griffin Discusses the writing, characters, plot and themes of this 1996 Newbery Honor Book. Includes discussion questions and activities. OL6033081W