african american authors

Presents a comprehensive anthology of African-American poetry covering over two centuries, and includes selections by Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.E.B. Du Bois, and many more.

Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on 12 African American writers including James Baldwin, Ntozake Shange and Alice Walker.

Artwork and poems by such writers as Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Askia Tour? portray the creativity, strength, and beauty of their African-American heritage.

Presents poems or excerpts from poems written by African-American poets, featuring one selection for each letter of the alphabet.

A collection of stories and poems about coming of age written by African-American authors.

A collection of African-American poetry chronicling the African-American experience and the history of America from such poets as Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Etheridge Knight.

A collection of poems from 1960 to the present highlights the political, social, economic, and personal struggles of African Americans, and features works from such poets as Gwendolyn Brooks, Rita Dove, and Major Jackson.

The second entry in a well-received annual series features the author of Sellout as its guest editor and includes essays on such topics as Obama's presidential race, pop culture, and sports.

Contains one hundred poems from classic and contemporary African American poets, as selected by an award-winning black poet and activist, including such writers as Robert Hayden, Mari Evans, Kevin Young, and Rita Dove.

Offers a narrative history of African-Americans through a collection of correspondences from a variety of men and women, including slaves, politicians, civil rights activists, entertainers, and others.