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

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 Born: 4 September 1908 Birthplace: Adams County, Mississippi Died: 28 November 1960 (heart attack) Best Known As: Author of Native Son 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 PBS reprints a Britannica encyclopedia entry Richard Wright Brief biography from a site on Mississippi authors Modern American Poetry: Richard Wright More resources, biography and a focus on his poetry

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

Press kit Editor's statement Reviews Author's bio Cover image Harriet Tubman The Life and the Life Stories Jean M. Humez Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography William L. Andrews, General Editor Editor's statement "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

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

HOME Weblog Maine Writers Index Book Lists ... Sitemap Waterboro Public Library, P.O. Box 308, East Waterboro, Maine / Phone: 207.247.3363 / contact webmaster contact librarian Last modified: 8/May/2005/ Type in search query; use quotes for phrases: All of Waterboro Public Library Maine Writers Index Literary Birthdays Waterboro Cemeteries: AUTHOR CATALOGS AUTHORS CATALOGS: GENERAL AUTHORS CATALOGS: NATIONALITY/GENDER Anglo-American Authors Catalogs Combined Anglo-American Authors Catalogs ... AUTHOR APPEARANCES Author Catalogs: General Serebella Authors Catalog Annotated links to about 35 multi-author catalogs and to many individual websites for authors, organised by genre and alphabetically. Online Literary Criticism Collection (Internet Public Library) Books and Writers: Authors' Calendar (Petri Liukkonen, Pegasos, Finland) Detailed bio/biblio info on about 1,100 authors. Indexed by author last name and by birth month. Heavy on Finnish authors, but lots of others too. Bogcafeen (Arne Herløv Petersen) Unannotated links to sites for over 800 authors, many Norwegian. 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

Web Resources on African American Writers and Literature African American Culture African American Literary Movements African American Quilts Digital Collections ... Women Writers African American Culture African American Resources at the University of Rochester Libraries A list of printed materials on African American topics. Includes a section on World Wide Web resources. African and African American Internet Resources. Colorado State University Libraries. A collection of links organized by categories including African American experience, health and wellness, history, libraries, music, organizations, and statistics. Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery 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@ Includes sections on culture, information, history, and kidszone. AFRO-Americ@'s Black History Museum includes topics on slave resistance in the U.S., the Tuskegee Airmen, Jackie Robinson, the Black Panther Party, the Million Man March, and more.

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

Black Biography Links Caldwell Library Home Page The Pride and the Journey - Many biographies with pictures The Last Name of the Famous Person Begins with the Letter: 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

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

Chesnutt's Works Reviews Bibliography Biography ... Site Info Chesnutt Family Timelines Chesnutt Ethel (daughter) Helen (daughter) Edwin (son) Dorothy (daughter) Family Tree (This page was developed by a Berea College student as part of a course on Chesnutt.) 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

skip navigation links Log in Search this site About the library ... Homework Center High School Literature General High School Literature Banned Books Week Electronic Texts Literature by Period or Century ... Individual Poets General High School Literature Booklist http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm The Web site of the American Library Association's Booklist provides access to reviews of books for adults, young adults, and children, written by librarians. The overall ALA Web site is searchable, and you can browse the reviews by category (Adult, Youth, Nonfiction, etc.). From January 1996 to the present; reviews appear approximately one month after their appearance in the print version of Booklist. BookWire http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/ BookWire calls itself "the first place to look for book information," and it does offer an impressive number of features, including reviews from The Quarterly Black Review of Books, The Boston Book Review, The Asia Pacific Review, Computer Book Review, and others. The overall site is searchable by author, title, or publisher name, and the individual review sources can be browsed. There is a nice Frequently Asked Questions list about book publishing available also. A Celebration of Women Writers http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/writers.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

African American Theatre Subject Headings Reference Works Indexes, Abstracts, and Full Text Sources SUBJECT HEADINGS. Representative subject headings for locating books in the Boston University online Catalog include the following: African Americans Drama American Drama African American Authors American Drama African American Authors Bibliography American Drama African American Authors Bio-Bibliography American Drama African American Authors History And Criticism American Drama African American Authors History And Criticism Bibliography Author and subject searches for individual playwrights: Hansberry, Lorraine Hughes, Langston Shange, Ntozake Wilson, August REFERENCE WORKS ABELL: Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature 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

First time visiting our site? Please read our Acceptable Use Statement Books and More Hot Titles Booklists Card and Catalog Page Virtual Book Club ... Kid's Catalog indicates local interest Audio and Electronic Books Libraries Authors Literacy and Donations ... General Resources Audio and Electronic Books eBooks and Downloadable Audio Books Information on ebooks and downloadable audio books available at BCPL and from outside sources Assistive Media: Expanding the World of Reading Audio Online Book Club Enjoy a daily dose of spoken word with audio books from fiction, non-fiction, self-help, business books and more, all delivered to your e-mail address. Captioned Media Program A free loan media program of over 4,000 open captioned titles on DVD, CD-ROM and video. DSpace Cornell University's new approach to scholarly publishing, this site has free online materials. Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium Borrow current popular titles in Adobe ebook format and downloadable audio book to read on your computer or handheld device. Powered by Overdrive. Newsline for the Blind Network Readers call in to hear the paper read, only a phone is needed. Anyone who cannot read conventional newsprint could qualify for the free NEWSLINE service. Provided by the National Federation of the Blind.

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

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 compare prices for this book from 100 stores Author: Nellie Y. McKay ISBN: Publisher: Date published: Edition: Format: Paperback Number of pages: Size: Related Books: All Editions Similar Books Click here to compare prices for this book from 100 stores Synopsis: 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: Welcomed on publication as "brilliant, definitive, and a joy to teach from," (Russ Castronovo, University of Miami)

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

Search Cornell Library Gateway Library Catalog Find: Articles Databases e-Journals Ask a Librarian ... Print This Page Library Research Guide Compiled by Eric Kofi Acree, Librarian ASRC 100.4 Professor Gerald Jackson http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/faculty/asrc1004a.html Tips Print Resources Electronic Resources Citing Sources ... Online Resources Tips to consider for this assignment: 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. African American Writers

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

Biography Subject Guide Printer-Friendly Copy Back to Biography Subject Guide Home] General Information Books 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]. Abstracts, Indexes, Bibliographies Available online Biography and Genealogy Master Index Biography Index Biography Index People in History People in World History Located in General Reference, first floor, Willis Library BIO-BASE Microfiche New York Times Obituaries Index (1858 – 1978) CT 213.N47 Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Located in General Reference

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

HOME COLLECTIONS RESEARCH ASSISTANCE SERVICES ... Printer-friendly guide African-American Literature RG#68b 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]. Examples for a broad search are: s= American literature Afro-American authors s= American drama Afro-American authors s= American fiction Afro-American authors s= American poetry Afro-American authors Another type of search is: s= Afro-American novelists It is also possible to search for criticism of a specific author or one of his/her works, e.g., s= Baldwin, James, 1924- Criticism and interpretation s= Baldwin, James, 1924- Go tell it on the mountain For more information please consult the library of Congress Subject Headings [LCSH]. Copies of LCSH are available in all reference centers and the catalog area in the atrium. 2. RESEARCH GUIDES

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

KET Resources Related to African-American History and Culture Upcoming Broadcasts KET/Kentucky Videos Other ITV Productions KET and PBS Web Resources 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 During the first half of the 20th century, Lexington had a large percentage of African-American doctors relative to its population. This program highlights their experiences and contributions. KET production; for general audience plus grades 9-adult (30 minutes) The Arts II: West African Dance KET production; for teachers of grades P-12 (60 minutes) The Arts III: Afro-Cuban Dance This professional development program demonstrates some of the dance and drum traditions of Cuba.

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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