african american women authors

Carol Olivia visits her great-grandmother and learns about her African-American and Jewish ancestry.

Discusses the personal life and literary career of the African-American woman who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "The Color Purple.".

Twentieth-century African-American author Alice Walker presents a memoir of her marriage to a white man in early civil rights-era Misissippi, and several short stories inspired by the marriage's initial magic and its eventual disintegration.

Relates the author's personal narrative of the time she spent in Ghana with other Black American expatriates.

This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of black artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.

Autobiography covering the childhood of a woman who has been a professional dancer, actress, poet, journalist, and television producer.

The author of the Newbery Honor Book, "The Dark Thirty, " describes her life, how she became a writer, how her family helps with her writing, and how she gets her ideas.

Describes the life of the author and activist, from her childhood in Georgia to her emergence as a subject of both adulation and controversy.

A biography of Maya Angelou, tracing the path she followed to successes as a poet and author.

Discusses the life and work of the well-known writer, entertainer, and political activist, Maya Angelou.