african americans in literature

Profiles the lives and work of twenty-four African American poets, including Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Alice Walker, and more.

Examines the life and works of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Collects 367 alphabetically arranged essays, from A-Dre, that discuss the works of over one hundred African-American authors from the eighteenth through the early twenty-first century, covering genres and individual works by poets, novelists, playwrights, historians, critics, essayists, and orators.

A collection of essays by African-American poet Mari Evans in which she addresses the lives of African-Americans in the United States and provides advice on change; discussing family, politics, education, the importance of museums, and other related topics.

A collection of interviews in which author Gloria Naylor discusses her work, personal life, achievements, and failures.

Presents a critical analysis of the works of twentieth-century African-American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks between 1945 and 1960, and examines her poems that depict racism and class struggles in the urban ghetto community.

Provides a critical analysis of the writings of twentieth-century African-American dramatist August Wilson, and includes a chronology, as well as information about the personal experiences that have influenced his work.

Contains a collection of reviews and essays on the work of Langston Hughes.

Provides a literary analysis of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," and features a variety of primary historical documents and commentary that offer insight into the context in which the play was written.

Discusses Larsen's life, development as a writer, and place in the history of American and African-American literature.