african american authors

Chronicles the life of poet and author Maya Angelou, discussing her childhood, schooling, relationships, family life, years as a stage performer, career accomplishments, and impact on American literature.

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

Personal letters help profile the lives and careers of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, and recount the unique friendship the two men had with one another.

An overview of the criticism of the historical trends and developments found in African-American authored autobiographies.

Critical essays by peers and penetrating interviews present Baldwin's ifluence on the literary and intellectual history of our time.

Over "230 essays describe the works of 135 African-American authors from the eighteenth century to the present[1994]...including works by literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance"--Publisher's catalog.

Profiles more than twenty significant African-American writers from the period 1940-55, presenting primary and secondary bibliographies and illustrated biographical essays that chronicle each writer's career in detail.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career biographies of thirty-three African-American writers active before the Harlem Renaissance; each with a list of principal works and a bibliography.