intellectual life

Presents more than three hundred alphabetized entries on figures, places, and topics related to the Harlem Renaissance, each with further reading suggestions; and includes a chronology, a slang glossary, and over one hundred black-and-white photos and maps.

Contains nearly seven hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced articles on aspects of African-American society, such as politics, education, religion, literature, music, and sports, and factors that have shaped it, such as slavery, segregation, fair housing laws, and affirmative action.

Contains articles that examines the lives and works of fifty-seven Chicano and Chicana, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican authors, and includes five essays that explore themes in Latino and Latina literature, such as feminism, and history.

Presents one hundred twenty-two alphabetically-arranged essays in a three-volume set that features major Latino novelists, poets, playwrights, and short-story writers, and contains brief profiles, the author's nationality and major genre, and summary of the author's literary career.

Contains thirty-seven quizzes, featuring more than 350 questions about African-American history and culture, as well as notable African-American men and women, and includes detailed answers.

Examines important accomplishments and events in the history of African-Americans, focusing on the Harlem Renaissance; and includes short biographies of notable men and women, as well as a glossary, a list of related Internet sites, and an index.

This book traces the history of African American literature in the United States, from the literary works of Zora Neale Hurston, Frederick Douglass, and W.E.B. DuBois to the contemporary works of Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Alice Walker.