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African-american Author Bio General:     more books (59)

African American Women Writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000: A Biographical Dictionary and Bibliographic Guide by Sibyl E. Moses, 2003-05 Modern Black American Fiction Writers (Writers of English) Black American Poets and Dramatists: Before the Harlem Renaissance (Writers of English) Blacks and Their Bio-Medical History: Index of Modern Authors and Subjects With Guide for Rapid Research by Abbe Research Division, 1991-06 Broadside Authors and Artists: An Illustrated Biographical Directory by Leaonead Pack Bailey, 1974-06 Black American Women Poets and Dramatists (Writers of English) Home Life of Great Authors by Hattie Tyng Griswold, 2010-08-04 A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings (African Writers Series) by Bessie Head, 1990-10-11 Black American Prose Writers Before the Harlem Renaissance by Harold Bloom, 2003-12 Afro-American Women Writers 1746-1933 Contemporary Black American Fiction Writers (Writers of English) by Harold Bloom, 2000-02 Black American Women Fiction Writers (Writers of English) Black American Poets and Dramatists of the Harlem Renaissance (Writers of English) Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays: A Biographical Directory and Dramatic Index by Bernard L. Peterson, 1988-05-17

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41. Richard Wright: Biography And Much More From Answers.com
    Wright, Richard, 1908–60, American author. An African American born on a Mississippiplantation then under the dictatorship of general Francisco Franco.  
    http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-wright
    
    Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Arts Business Entertainment Games ... More... On this page: Personalities Dictionary Encyclopedia Works Literature US History Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Richard Wright Personalities View Poster Richard Wright Writer Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son was a best-seller and is still considered a classic of modern American literature. One of the most influential African-American writers of the 20th century, Wright grew up in Mississippi and Tennessee, then ended up in Chicago at the age of 19. Self-educated, he turned to writing poetry and short stories. He received critical attention for his first book, Uncle Tom's Children (1938). After World War II Wright, disillusioned with race relations in the U.S., settled permanently in France. His other works include Black Boy The Outsider (1953) and a posthumously published collection of stories, Eight Men FOUR GOOD LINKS Richard Wright

42. UW Press - : Press Kit - Harriet Tubman, Jean M.Humez
    Press kit. Editor s statement Reviews author s photo author s bio Coverimage Images from the book. Harriet Tubman The Life and the Life Stories  
    http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/Presskits/Humez.html
    
    Extractions: "Harriet Tubman is a crucial figure in African American history, and yet there are surprisingly few studies of her, and no definitive biographies. Jean Humez's book addresses, then, a pressing need for a comprehensive book on Tubman, and it satisfies that need by presenting both a biography of Tubman and a selection of the life stories that were published about Tubman from 1820-1940. There is a strong classroom need for a comprehensive book on Tubman, and there is sure to be interest among scholars, historians, and general readers interested in slavery, the underground railroad, the Civil War, and African American women. The book is also a great addition to our autobiography series, iintersecting with our growing lists in women's studies, Civil War studies, and African American women, and will offer a nice complement to our four-volume In Praise of Black Women ."

43. Chester Himes' Biography
    In general, Himes could be called an African American writer whose novels nationally acclaimed wellpaid author. Ishmael Reed says Himes taught me  
    http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/HIMES/himes-chester_BIO.html
    
    Extractions: A BIOGRAPHY back to the main Chester Himes page? Chester Bomar Himes was born July 29, 1909, into a middle class, well-educated family in Jefferson City, Missouri. He died Nov. 12, 1984 in Moraira, Spain. In general, Himes could be called an African American writer whose novels reflect encounters with racism while describing truths his readers were unready to hear. Himes' literary genius went relatively unoticed within the U.S. As an expatriate in Paris, he published a series of black detective novels. A contemporary of Richard Wright - the NEGRO WRITER of the times - and of James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison, Chester Himes was known for more angry fire than his celebrated colleagues and he wrote about black protagonists doomed by white racism and self-hate. Born to teacher (Lincoln Institute) Joseph Sandy Himes and Estelle Bomar Himes, Chester was born in a family no stranger to books and writing. Yet the domination of his dark-skinned father by his light-skinned mother was a source of deep resentment that shaped Himes's racial outlook. His father also taught at Alcorn State (Mississippi) and Branch Normal Institute (Arkansas). The family's frequent relocations, as well as the accidental blinding of his brother, further disrupted his childhood. After falling down an elevator shaft, on the job, Himes hields and attends Ohio State University on disability income. At Ohio State Himes is forced to view racism in a way he can no longer deny, as a result he is expelled over a "prank" and begins a path down into the underworld. From 1929, when he was 19, to 1936 he was jailed at the Ohio State Penitentiary for a 25 year sentence of armed robbery, and while there a prison fire killed 300

44. Additional Info For The Autobiography Of An Ex-Colored Man
    author Biography. Born in Jacksonville Fla. in 1871, James Weldon Johnson was He was also editor of several anthologies of africanamerican poetry and  
    http://doi.contentdirections.com/mr/penguin_bowker_addl_info.jsp/10.1221/0140184

45. WPL AUTHOR CATALOGS
    general and Comprehensive American; Regional American; African American; Arab American As a general rule no author born before about 1920 is included.  
    http://www.waterborolibrary.org/authors.htm
    
    Extractions: All of Waterboro Public Library Maine Writers Index Literary Birthdays Waterboro Cemeteries: AUTHOR APPEARANCES Serebella Authors Catalog Online Literary Criticism Collection (Internet Public Library) Books and Writers: Authors' Calendar (Petri Liukkonen, Pegasos, Finland) Bogcafeen (Arne Herløv Petersen) Literature 2000 Atractive presentation. It's "a joint project of the public libraries of the European Cities of Culture, which are Bergen, Bologna, Brussels, Helsinki, Cracow, Prague, and Reykjavik. Each library presents information about its local authors in its own way. There are three authors each featured on the Brussels, Bergen, and Prague sites; 6 on Reykjavik's; and 100 on Helsinki's. (Bologna's site not yet accessible when checked 2/2003).

46. Historical Text Archive Links African American General
    africanamerican History was chosen as a topic because of its importance, Rue Pugh Hutchins (Brevet Brigadier general), as transcribed by his great  
    http://historicaltextarchive.com/links.php?op=viewslink&sid=0&cid=4

47. African American Literature
    general Biographical Sources. African American Warriors author pages ofteninclude links to other sites, interviews, reader reviews,  
    http://www.bluefield.wvnet.edu/library/afamlinks.htm
    
    Extractions: This is an online guide to the PBS series with the same name that was first aired in October 1998. The program divides the story of racial slavery in American into four eras: The Terrible Transformation: 1450-1750, Revolution: 1750-1805, Brotherly Love: 1791-1831,and Judgment Day: 1831-1865. For each era, the site provides a historical narrative, a resource bank, and a teacher's guide. AFRO-Americ@

48. Black Biography
    African American Contributors african-american Biographies Ringgold, Faith -african-american author. Rudolph, Wilma - biography of this track and  
    http://www.caldwell.cps.k12.il.us/BlackBio.html
    
    Extractions: Black Biography Links Caldwell Library Home Page The Pride and the Journey - Many biographies with pictures A B C D ... Z A Aaron, Hank "Hammerin" Hank Anderson, Marian Opera star. African American Contributors African-American Biographies Anderson, Marian Famous opera singer. African American Women - collections from Duke University Angelou, Maya - famous poet and writer African Americans in History Angelou, Maya - Poet and Writer Ailey, Alvin - American Balet Dancer. Angelou, Maya Writer and Poet Ailey, Alvin - Dancer Armstrong, Louis - a cultural legacy. Ailey, Alvin Founder of the American Dance Theater Armstrong, Louis - Satchmo Biography. Aldridge, Ira

49. New Resources
    BAA James Baldwin author, Lisa Rosset, 1989, A biography of the famous Carolyn Forche, 1995, A young africanamerican girl tells about how God created  
    http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmcwe/cbnf0404.html
    
    Extractions: Children's Books: Non-Fiction Title Author Date Description Afro-tots Letters ABC Oswald Gifts A children's book which teaches the alphabet using cultural images from Africa. Afro-tots Numbers 123 Oswald Gifts A children's book which teaches the numbers 1-10 using cultural images from Africa. All the Colors We Are Katie Kissinger A bilingual (English/Spanish) book explaining why different people have different skin colors. Althea Gibson: Tennis Champion Tom Biracree A biography of the first African-American woman to break the race barrier in tennis. Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions Margaret Musgrove Brief snapshots of African culture, one for each letter. Winner of the Caldecott Medal. BAA: A. Philip Randolph: Labor Leader Sally Hanley A biography of the famous African-American labor leader and proponent of nonviolent protest. BAA: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr: Political Leader Robert Jakoubek A biography of the African-American preacher and US Representative. BAA: Bill Russell: Basketball Great Miles Shapiro A biography of the gifted athlete widely considered to be the greatest defensive player in the history of basketball. BAA: Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Editor Sharman Apt Russell A biography of the famous African-American abolitionist, orator, and author.

50. Charles W. Chesnutt
    By analyzing the works of a writer, we can gain the general insights of the and he became the first African American author to be published in the  
    http://www.berea.edu/faculty/browners/chesnutt/biography/biography.html
    
    Extractions: Biography: Charles W. Chesnutt, America's first great Black novelist, lived in the distinct political, social and cultural environment that found expression in his literary works. By analyzing the works of a writer, we can gain the general insights of the author's contemporary environment - the world he grows up in and the world he later writes to. Charles W. Chesnutt is not an exception, and his novels reveal the harsh world of prejudice and social indifference in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Charles W. Chesnutt was born June 20, 1858, in Cleveland Ohio, the eldest child of Andrew Jackson Chesnutt and Anne Maria Sampson, free blacks from North Carolina. The increasing civil turmoil regarding slavery and coming political unrest forced Charles Chesnutt's parents to move to Ohio, where they remained before the end of Civil War, and came back to Fayetteville, North Carolina with five young children. Charles's father, Andrew Jackson Chesnutt, was a product of union between Waddell Cade, a prosperous slaveholding farmer and Ann Chesnutt, his mistress and later his housekeeper. Charles's mother also descended from a free mulatto Fayetteville family. Charles Chesnutt's family heritage gave him the features that barely distinguished him from whites, but determined his social status as lower than that of the white Americans.

51. High School Literature - Homework Center - Multnomah County Library
    general High School Literature Sites Banned Books Week Electronic Texts Browse by author name or by subject category including African American (many  
    http://www.multcolib.org/homework/hslit.html

52. BU Libraries | African American Theatre
    by African American female playwrights; general criticism and reference books X Z1224 F67) is a biobibliographical guide covering 100000+ current  
    http://www.bu.edu/library/instruction/aframtheatre.html
    
    Extractions: Representative subject headings for locating books in the Boston University online Catalog include the following: ABELL covers monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world from 1892 onwards. All aspects and periods of English literature are covered. British, American and Commonwealth writing are all represented. Coverage is international, including material in languages other than English. http://lion.chadwyck.com/lion_ref_abell/search

53. BCPL Books And More Main Page
    Fiction and nonfiction book list about or by an African American author. Library Schools Library Organizations general Information  
    http://www.bcplonline.org/centers/library/library.html

54. The Norton Anthology Of African American Literature, Second Edition (2nd Bk&CD E
    author Biography Henry Louis GatesJr. (Ph.D. Cambridge), general Editor, She is associate editor of the African American Review; author of Jean  
    http://www.campusi.com/isbn_0393977781.htm
    
    Extractions: Find the best price on books. (with coupons) Search by: Keyword Title Author ISBN Advanced Search Rare Book Search Search Tips Browse Book Computer / Electronics New! Email Rare Book Movie Music ... Credit Card Search 100 bookstores, 80,000 sellers for The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Second Edition : ISBN: The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Second Edition Click here to A whopping 2,665 pages, The Norton Anthology of African American Literature was 10 years in the making, and it proves to have been well worth the wait. Beginning with vernacular forms such as the spirituals and the blues, itencompasses the whole history of black writing from the poems of Phillis Wheatley to the work of contemporary writers such as Terri McMillan, Toni Morrison, and Charles Johnson. Each section includes an introductory essay, and there is abrief biographical essay for each writer. The anthology includes an audio CD containing recorded examples of many of the songs and speeches. Book Review:

55. Africana Library, Cornell University
    Black Is Black Ain t The Politics of Identity in African American Literature A biobibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general  
    http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/faculty/asrc1004a.html
    
    Extractions: Look for what others have written about the person. This would include book reviews, essays, etc. Look at what the person has written. Be aware of when the person lived or was born. Research the time period that the person lived. Use many sources, don't stick to one. Cross reference materials. Research the person thoroughly. Evaluate information and its sources critically. Print Resources: Black Literature Criticism, 3 volumes Africana Library Reference PS 153 N5 B617 This set contains a selection of criticism of works by major black writers. Including poets, essayists, autobiographers, novelists and more. Approximately half of the entries were selected and updated from the Gale's Literary Criticism Series. The entries include introductions to the author and extensive excerpts from the selected criticism. The set also includes an author index, nationality index, and a title index.

56. Biography Subject Guide
    You can search by subject, author, or title in either catalog. Gumbo Ya Ya Anthology of Contemporary african-american Women Artists N 6538.N5 G85  
    http://www.library.unt.edu/subjects/biography/biogprinterfriendly.htm
    
    Extractions: For book-length biographies of individuals, consult the online catalog. The online catalog contains materials added to the collection since 1979. For older materials, you may need to consult the card catalog on the first floor of Willis Library. You can search by subject, author, or title in either catalog. Subjects used in the catalogs can be found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (“red books”), located near the General Reference Desk. One suggested subject heading is [Last name, first name – biography].

57. New York University | Bobst Library: Research Assistance -- Rg68b.html
    Lists of anthologies and general works. Includes author index. For generalinformation look up the NYU African American Studies home page at  
    http://library.nyu.edu/research/rg68b.html
    
    Extractions: Printer-friendly guide This Guide Contains Information on: HOW TO FIND BOOKS ON BOBCAT BY SUBJECT RESEARCH GUIDES BIBLIOGRAPHIES DICTIONARIES ... INDEXES 1. HOW TO FIND BOOKS BY BOBCAT BY SUBJECT BobCat can be searched for books and other materials on African American literature with a subject search [s=1].

58. KET | Black History Links
    Goodman and four guests discuss an interesting book by a Kentucky author.Books by africanamerican authors or on related subjects have included Passing  
    http://www.ket.org/Education/IN/blackhistory.html
    
    Extractions: Check our Watch pages for upcoming broadcasts of the following programs. Some also air on our in-school schedule on Star Channel 703/KET3; see our online ITV catalog for more information. Kentucky schools may request a KET3 broadcast by e-mailing itv@ket.org KET/Kentucky Videos Many of the KET-produced programs in the following list are available on tape from KET Tape Duplication. For information, call (800) 945-9167 or e-mail tapes@ket.org Afro-American Physicians in Lexington 1895-1950

59. Powell's Books - Raising Fences By Michael Datcher
    author Biography Michael Datcher, a journalist and spokenword poet, has writtenfor Vibe African American Studies, -, general Biography, -, Literary  
    http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=1573223301

60. Powell's Books - Raising Fences By Michael Datcher
    2, Duffman Warehouse, African American Studies general author BiographyMichael Datcher, a journalist and spoken-word poet, has written for Vibe,  
    http://www.powells.com/biblio?show=TRADE PAPER:USED:1573223301:3.95;show_locs=ye

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