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100 Greatest African Americans

Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 161592423X
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book 100 Greatest African Americans written by Molefi Kete Asante and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the individual''s significance in the general progress of African Americans toward full equality in the American social and political system; self-sacrifice and the demonstration of risk for the collective good; unusual will and determination in the face of the greatest danger or against the most stubborn odds; and personal achievement that reveals the best qualities of the African American people. In adopting these criteria Professor Asante has sought to steer away from the usual standards of popular culture, which often elevates the most popular, the wealthiest, or the most photogenic to the cult of celebrity. The individuals in this book - examples of lasting greatness as opposed to the ephemeral glare of celebrity fame - come from four centuries of African American history. Each entry includes brief biographical information, relevant dates, an assessment of the individual''s place in African American history with particular reference to a historical timeline, and a discussion of his or her unique impact on American society. Numerous pictures and illustrations will accompany the articles. This superb reference work will complement any library and be of special interest to students and scholars of American and African American history.

Book of African-American Quotations

Author : Joslyn Pine
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486112446
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Book of African-American Quotations written by Joslyn Pine and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original collection of quotations cites approximately 100 well-known African Americans from all walks of life, including Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Julian Bond, George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison.

African American Literary Theory

Author : Winston Napier
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814758096
Total Pages : 745 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book African American Literary Theory written by Winston Napier and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty-one essays by writers such as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ralph Ellison, and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as critics and academics such as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examine the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s through the present. Contributions are organized chronologically beginning with the rise of a black aesthetic criticism, through the Black Arts Movement, feminism, structuralism and poststructuralism, queer theory, and cultural studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books about Boys

Author : Black Books Galore!
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471437182
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books about Boys written by Black Books Galore! and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Treasury of Hundreds of Books that Help Boys Grow and Flourish "Images-strong, proud and happy, brave, and now also humorous . . . what a joy it is to see black faces of all shades in our children's books."-Doug E. Doug, Actor, The Bill Cosby Show "As a child . . . I wish there had been more books that reflected my world and my interests."-Earl G. Graves, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO, Black Enterprise magazine How do you know which books are the best for boys at every age? Now, two of the mothers who founded the esteemed Black Books Galore!-the nation's leading organizer of African American children's book festivals-and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books, share their expert advice. Let BBG! help you open the door to a wonderful world of reading for the boys in your life. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, delightfully illustrated reference guide features: * Quick, lively descriptions of over 350 books * Hundreds of young black heroes and positive role models * Reflections from kids, famous authors, illustrators, and public figures about their favorite childhood books * Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator * Recommended reading for parents of boys "This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It should be on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school."-Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School, on Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books

African American Literature

Author : William L. Andrews
Publisher : Henry Holt
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1032 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book African American Literature written by William L. Andrews and published by Henry Holt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Origins of African American Literature, 1680-1865

Author : Dickson D. Bruce
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813920672
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of African American Literature, 1680-1865 written by Dickson D. Bruce and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest texts of the colonial period to works contemporary with Emancipation, African American literature has been a dialogue across color lines, and a medium through which black writers have been able to exert considerable authority on both sides of that racial demarcation. Dickson D. Bruce argues that contrary to prevailing perceptions of African American voices as silenced and excluded from American history, those voices were loud and clear. Within the context of the wider culture, these writers offered powerful, widely read, and widely appreciated commentaries on American ideals and ambitions. The Origins of African American Literature provides strong evidence to demonstrate just how much writers engaged in a surprising number of dialogues with society as a whole. Along with an extensive discussion of major authors and texts, including Phillis Wheatley's poetry, Frederick Douglass's Narrative, Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, and Martin Delany's Blake, Bruce explores less-prominent works and writers as well, thereby grounding African American writing in its changing historical settings. The Origins of African American Literature is an invaluable revelation of the emergence and sources of the specifically African American literary tradition and the forces that helped shape it.

Great Short Stories by African-American Writers

Author : Christine Rudisel
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 048647139X
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Great Short Stories by African-American Writers written by Christine Rudisel and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-08-19 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering diverse perspectives on the black experience, this anthology of short fiction spotlights works by influential African-American authors. Nearly 30 outstanding stories include tales by W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and Jamaica Kincaid. From the turn of the twentieth century come Alice Ruth Moore's "A Carnival Jangle," Charles W. Chesnutt's "Uncle Wellington’s Wives," and Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Scapegoat." Other stories include "Becky" by Jean Toomer; "Afternoon" by Ralph Ellison; Langston Hughes's "Feet Live Their Own Life"; and "Jesus Christ in Texas" by W. E. B. Du Bois. Samples of more recent fiction include tales by Jervey Tervalon, Alice Walker, and Edwidge Danticat. Ideal for browsing, this collection is also suitable for courses in African-American studies and American literature.

The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature

Author : William L. Andrews
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807877050
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature written by William L. Andrews and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-12-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America--these and other founders of African American literature have a surprising connection to one another: they all hailed from the state of North Carolina. This collection of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and essays showcases some of the best work of eight influential African American writers from North Carolina during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In his introduction, William L. Andrews explores the reasons why black North Carolinians made such a disproportionate contribution (in quantity and lasting quality) to African American literature as compared to that of other southern states with larger African American populations. The authors in this anthology parlayed both the advantages and disadvantages of their North Carolina beginnings into sophisticated perspectives on the best and the worst of which humanity, in both the South and the North, was capable. They created an African American literary tradition unrivaled by that of any other state in the South. Writers included here are Charles W. Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, David Bryant Fulton, George Moses Horton, Harriet Jacobs, Lunsford Lane, Moses Roper, and David Walker.

The Cambridge History of African American Literature

Author : Maryemma Graham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521872170
Total Pages : 861 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of African American Literature written by Maryemma Graham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 861 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of the literary traditions, oral and print, of African-descended peoples in the United States.

Famous African-American Women

Author : Cal Massey
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486420523
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Famous African-American Women written by Cal Massey and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2002-07-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes sketches and short biographies of: Phillis Wheatley, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Frances E.W. Harper, Ellen Craft, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Eliza Mahoney, Susie Baker King Taylor, Anna Julia Haywood Cooper, Ida B. Wells Barnett, Mary Eliza Church Terrell, Madam C.J. Walker, Maggie Lena Walker, Mary Leod Bethune, Zora Neale Hurston, Bessie Coleman, Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, Marian Anderson, Clara "Mother" Hale, Katherine Dunham, Mahalia Jackson, Rosa Parks, Daisy Bates, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ella Fitzgerald, Constance Baker Motley, Shirley Chisholm, Althea Gibson, Coretta Scott King, Leontyne Price, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Toni Morrison, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Barbara Jordon, Marian Wright Edelman, Wilma Rudolph, Nikki Giovanni, Oprah Winfrey, Mae Jemison, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Whitney Houston.

Great Speeches by African Americans

Author : James Daley
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486115496
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Great Speeches by African Americans written by James Daley and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centuries, this anthology comprises speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Barack Obama, and many other influential figures.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Author : Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780800074142
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Their Eyes Were Watching God written by Zora Neale Hurston and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Profiles of Great African-Americans

Author : David Smallwood
Publisher : Consumer Guide Books
ISBN 13 : 9780451192752
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Profiles of Great African-Americans written by David Smallwood and published by Consumer Guide Books. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A competitively priced reference book to leading Black Americans who rewrote history, blazed trails and challenged myths about inferiority. Contains 93 profiles including such luminaries as Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcom X, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Oprah Winfrey, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass and many, many more.

The Conjure Woman

Author : Charles W. Chesnutt
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 035987889X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book The Conjure Woman written by Charles W. Chesnutt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally released in 1899, this seminal collection of short stories present the complexities of the Black-American experience in the Postbellum South. Chesnutt's often subversive tales challenge popular representations of racial identity.

Famous African Americans in History

Author : Louise Gikow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781590270592
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Famous African Americans in History written by Louise Gikow and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

African American Literature Beyond Race

Author : Gene Andrew Jarrett
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814743420
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book African American Literature Beyond Race written by Gene Andrew Jarrett and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely accepted that the canon of African American literature has racial realism at its core: African American protagonists, social settings, cultural symbols, and racial-political discourse. As a result, writings that are not preoccupied with race have long been invisible—unpublished, out of print, absent from libraries, rarely discussed among scholars, and omitted from anthologies. However, some of our most celebrated African American authors—from Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright to James Baldwin and Toni Morrison—have resisted this canonical rule, even at the cost of critical dismissal and commercial failure. African American Literature Beyond Race revives this remarkable literary corpus, presenting sixteen short stories, novelettes, and excerpts of novels-from the postbellum nineteenth century to the late twentieth century-that demonstrate this act of literary defiance. Each selection is paired with an original introduction by one of today's leading scholars of African American literature, including Hazel V. Carby, Gerald Early, Mae G. Henderson, George Hutchinson, Carla Peterson, Amritjit Singh, and Werner Sollors. By casting African Americans in minor roles and marking the protagonists as racially white, neutral, or ambiguous, these works of fiction explore the thematic complexities of human identity, relations, and culture. At the same time, they force us to confront the basic question, “What is African American literature?” Stories by: James Baldwin, Octavia E. Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Chester B. Himes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Toni Morrison, Ann Petry, Wallace Thurman, Jean Toomer, Frank J. Webb, Richard Wright, and Frank Yerby. Critical Introductions by: Hazel V. Carby, John Charles, Gerald Early, Hazel Arnett Ervin, Matthew Guterl, Mae G. Henderson, George B. Hutchinson, Gene Jarrett, Carla L. Peterson, Amritjit Singh, Werner Sollors, and Jeffrey Allen Tucker.

The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Women's Literature

Author : Valerie Lee
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Women's Literature written by Valerie Lee and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2006 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing Pulitzer Prize winners Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Rita Dove, national icons Maya Angelou and Nikki African Giovanni, and prominent cult figures Zora Neale Hurston and Octavia Butler, African American women's literature is the one of the fastest growing areas of American literature today. This is the first comprehensive anthology of African American women's literature. This is the only book that covers all historical periods, from the 18th century up through the early years of the 21st century; and all genres: from poems, essays, journal entries, and short stories to novels and black feminist criticism. An exciting and interested reader for anyone who wants a comprehensive package of African-American women's writings.