african american authors

Presents alphabetized biographical and critical profiles of over sixty African-American dramatists from the nineteenth century through the early twenty-first, such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright.

Reproduction of a 1914 text, consisting of a compilation of addresses and speeches by prominent African-Americans from the days of slavery through the early twentieth century, including Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and the editor Alice M. Dunbar.

The first published volume of poetry that established African-American poet Alice Walker as one of the most significant American poets of the late twentieth century.

Contains texts of twenty-three spirituals, traditional songs, street cries, chants, hand-clapping songs, and contemporary songs for children, with an appendix discussing the origins of each song and showing the melodic line.

Award-winning poet and writer Nikki Giovanni selects the 100 best African-American poems ever written.

An anthology of poetry written by African-Americans.

Family relationships are explored and affirmed in this anthology of poems celebrating the diversity of African-American families. Works by Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, and Langston Hughes are among those included.

A collection of poems by African-American writers, including Lucy Terry, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Alice Walker.

Provides brief biographies of African American authors, describing their background, inspiration, literary works, and connections with other African American writers.

Presents alphabetized profiles of nearly 170 African-American women writers, discussing their lives, major works, and critical receptions and providing primary and secondary bibliographies.