african american authors

A sixth collection of poems in which Kevin Young meditates on food, family, and loss.

Contains sixteen plays written during the Harlem Renaissance by African-American authors including Langston Hughes, George Schuyler, and Shirley Graham, each with a biographical introduction.

A comprehensive anthology of short fiction written by African-American authors during the Harlem Renaissance.

Includes more than 120 selections from the political writings, literature, and art of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, focusing on the youthfulness and exuberance of the period that symbolized the shaking off of slavery from the minds, spirits, and characters of African-Americans.

Includes the most widely read novels and short stories of the Harlem Renaissance.

Books by African-American authors written for preschoolers through high school.

An annotated guide to more than five hundred books written for African-American children; includes information on each book's title, age level, topic, author, and illustrator.

Provides detailed bibliographies of works by and about nine African-American authors, accompanied by brief biographical sketches.