Black literature
African American Literature: 30 Must-Read Books from the Past ...
We'll take you through 30 essential works from the past hundred years, from classic novels ripe for rediscovery to contemporary collections on the cutting edge ...
African-American literature - Wikipedia
African American writers have been recognized by the highest awards, including the Nobel Prize given to Toni Morrison in 1993. Among the themes and issues ...
African American literature | History, Books, Authors, Characteristics ...
African American literature is the body of literature written by Americans of African descent. Beginning in the pre-Revolutionary War period, ...
33 Books by Contemporary Black Authors | Penguin Random House
Read some of the best fiction by contemporary Black authors, including stories by Victor LaValle, Akwaeke Emezi, Bryan Washington, Zadie Smith, and more.
African American Fiction Classics | Penguin Random House
Revisit classic books by African American authors that have resonated with readers around the world. · The Bluest Eye · by Toni Morrison · Not Without Laughter · by ...
African American Literature Book Club's 100 Favorite African ...
We are creating a new list, expanding our original scope beyond African-Americans, to include Black authors regardless of their nationality.
African American Literature - Library at UNC School of the Arts
In this guide you will find a comprehensive list of resources both physical and electronic to help you explore seminal texts in the African-American canon.
Book & Literary History Freedom Collective Behavior Rebellion Virginia Bontemps, Arna. What is Black Lit Network? Description of Image 1. Studying Black Writing.
Classic Literature by Black Authors | Whatcom County Library System
Classic Literature by Black Authors by WCLSAdults - a staff-created list : Some books are classics for all the right reasons.
Recommended Reading List - Center for Black Literature
Young Adult and Children · Cornrows by Camille Yarbrough, 1979 · The Shimmershine Queens by Camille Yarbrough, 1996 · Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice by ...
Popular Black Literature Books - Goodreads
Popular Black Literature Books: Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God Want to Read The Color Purple Alice Walker
Library of Southern Literature: Black Literature
Black Literature from Wilson, Charles Reagan, and William Ferris, eds., Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, ...
Black Literature – Past, Present, and Future: A Reading List
This week's reading list is curated by PEN America's World Voices Festival team and features a mix of classic and contemporary novels, essay collections, and ...
Five Black Pioneers of American Literature - Domtar
Five Black Pioneers of American Literature · Recent Posts · Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) · Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784) · William Wells Brown (ca. 1814-1884).
Building a New Canon of Black Literature - The New York Times
T asked two Black American artists to create original works depicting some of the canonical writers mentioned in this piece.
15 Black Authors That Changed the History of US Literature
On this page, you will be introduced to 15 black authors that will have their names forever ingrained in history and their books read by millions worldwide.
About the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY. For 20 years, the programs of the Center for Black Literature (CBL) have had a dynamic ...
Black Literature Matters: The 1800s | The New York Society Library
Black Literature Matters celebrates Black writers in four extraordinary evenings. This second event of the series features writers from the ...
Black Literature and Humanism in Latin America - UGA Press
In Black Literature and Humanism in Latin America, Richard L. Jackson explores literary Americanism through writings of black Hispanic authors such as ...
African American Literature & History - Library of America
The James Baldwin Collection (three-book boxed set) Jim Crow: Voices from a Century of Struggle LOA N°376 The Frederick Douglass Collection (boxed set)