This six-part series introduces students to six of America’s most highly acclaimed contemporary writers: Charles Johnson, Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker, John Edgar Wideman, and August Wilson.
This program traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s.
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A collection of primary source documents centered on the study of slavery, the African American experience and world history spanning from 1490 to 2007. The collection includes original manuscripts, pamphlets, books, paintings, maps, and images.
Compiled by the Detroit Public Library, this selected list of books by or about African Americans is a good starting place for contemporary African American literature.
Over 500 titles representing over two centuries of print culture from early colonial imports to titles published on American soil during the Revolution and early republic.
This collection, divided into 5 series, provides digital access to a highly comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1691 and 1877 created from serials holdings of the American Antiquarian Society. Subject coverage includes: advertising, health, women's issues, science, the history of slavery, industry and professions, religious issues, culture and the arts, and more.
Searchable database of digital images and associated information, with new image collections added several times a year. ARTstor covers the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, anthropology, ethnographic and women's studies, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Users can search, view, download and organize images.
