A first-hand account of her life by novelist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston, and focuses on her childhood, family, education, religion, and relationships.
Presents a biography of twentieth-century African-American contemporary novelist, Toni Morrison, and describes her childhood in Ohio, education, and career as a successful author.
Traces the life of the Harlem Renaissance writer and folklorist, who worked to preserve the rich storytelling tradition of African-Americans in the South.
A comprehensive biography of American scholar and writer Ralph Ellison that describes his impoverished childhood, education, and achievements as one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth century.