african american women novelists

Zora Neale Hurston began her career as an anthropologist, observing and documenting the tension of race relations in the American South.

Presents the graphic novel biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the acclaimed African American author who was known for her portrayals of the racial struggles faced by African Americans in the South. Includes a biographical summary and photographs.

Presents a short biography of twentieth-century African-American author and novelist, Toni Morrison, and chronicles her childhood in the Midwest, personal goals, literary career, and honor of being the first African-American woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

A biography of Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, discussing her childhood in Ohio, her school years, her encounters with racism, and her careers as a teacher, editor, and writer.

A biography of the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

Collected interviews with Nobel prize winning author, Toni Morrison, revealing her feelings about her life and work as an African-American woman writer.

Tells the life story of African-American writer Mildred Taylor, author of the award-winning book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.".

Discusses the personal life and literary achievements of the woman who, in 1993, became first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.