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Charles Chesnutt Reappraised : Essays On The First Major African American Fiction Writer

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edited by David Garrett Izzo and Maria Orban
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Book, McFarland & Co, 2009
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Chesnutt, Charles W. · (Charles Waddell), · 1858-1932 · Criticism and interpretation · African Americans in literature · Izzo, David Garrett · Orban, Maria
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Black Authors And Illustrators Of Books For Children And Young Adults

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Barbara Thrash Murphy and Deborah Murphy
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Book, 4th ed, Routledge, 2007
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This biographical dictionary provides a wealth of resources for anyone studying black children?s literature ? (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Literature · Black authors · Bio-bibliography · Dictionaries · Children’s literature · American literature · African American authors · Bio- bibliography · Children’s literature, American · Illustrations · Children · Books and reading · United States · Biography · African American artists · African Americans in literature · Authors, Black · Artists, Black · Illustrators · Blacks in literature · Bibliography · Murphy, Barbara Thrash · Murphy, Deborah, 1952-
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REFERENCE (MAIN) PN1009.A1 M876 2007 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	PN1009.A1 M876 2007	AVAILABLE

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Black History In The Pages Of Children’s Literature

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Rose Casement
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Book, Scarecrow Press, 2008
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Black History in the Pages of Children’s Literature is an excellent resource for teachers, parents, librarians, university professors working with pre-service teachers, teachers, and administrators who want to gain a greater understanding of Black history and want a child-centered venue for sharing that knowledge with students. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African Americans in literature · History and criticism · Children’s literature, American · Bibliography · Study and teaching · Casement, Rose
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS173.N4 C37 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS173.N4 C37 2008	AVAILABLE

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Encyclopedia Of African-American Literature

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[edited by] Wilfred Samuels ; associate editor, Loretta Gilchrist Woodard, Tracie Church Guzzio
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Book, Facts On File, 2007
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An essential encyclopedic reference, “Encyclopedia of African-American Literature” guides readers through the rich history of African-American writing. Spanning the colonial period to the Harlem Renaissance and modernist periods to the “Black Aesthetics” movement to the contemporary age, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the history of African-American literature. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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American literature · African American authors · Encyclopedias · Bio- bibliography · Biography · African Americans · Intellectual life · African Americans in literature · Samuels, Wilfred D · Guzzio, Tracie Church · Woodard, Loretta Gilchrist
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REFERENCE (MAIN) PS153.N5 E48 2007 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	PS153.N5 E48 2007	AVAILABLE

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Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins : Black Daughter Of The Revolution

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Lois Brown
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Book, University of North Carolina Press, 2008
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Born into an educated free black family in Portland, Maine, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859-1930) was a pioneering playwright, journalist, novelist, feminist, and public intellectual, best known for her 1900 novel Contending Forces: A Romance of Negro Life North and South. Brown re-creates the life of a remarkable woman in the context of her times, revealing Hopkins as the descendant of a family comprising many distinguished individuals, an active participant and supporter of the arts, a woman of stature among professional peers and clubwomen, and a gracious and outspoken crusader for African American rights. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Hopkins, Pauline E. · (Pauline Elizabeth) · Authors, American · 19th century · Biography · 20th century · African American women authors · African American journalists · African American women · Intellectual life · African Americans in literature · African Americans · History · 1877-1964 · Racism · United States · Race relations · Brown, Lois, 1966-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS1999.H4226 Z58 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS1999.H4226 Z58 2008	AVAILABLE

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Sutton E. Griggs And The Struggle Against White Supremacy

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Finnie D. Coleman
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Book, 1st ed, University of Tennessee Press, 2007
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Griggs, Sutton E. · (Sutton Elbert), · 1872-1933 · Authors, American · 20th century · Biography · African American authors · African Americans in literature · Racism in literature · Coleman, Finnie D
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3513.R7154 Z6 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3513.R7154 Z6 2007	AVAILABLE

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Telling Narratives : Secrets In African American Literature

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Leslie W. Lewis
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Book, University of Illinois Press, 2007
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Telling Narratives analyzes key texts from nineteenth- and early twentieth-century African American literature to demonstrate how secrets and their many tellings have become slavery’s legacy. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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American literature · African American authors · History and criticism · African Americans in literature · Lewis, Leslie W., 1960-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS153.N5 L467 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS153.N5 L467 2007	AVAILABLE

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The New Negro : Readings On Race, Representation, And African American Culture, 1892-1938

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edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Gene Andrew Jarrett
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Book, Princeton University Press, 2007
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When African American intellectuals announced the birth of the “New Negro” around the turn of the twentieth century, they were attempting through a bold act of renaming to change the way blacks were depicted and perceived in America. Nothing less than a strategy to re-create the public face of “the race,” the New Negro became a dominant figure of racial uplift between Reconstruction and World War II, as well as a central idea of the Harlem, or New Negro, Renaissance. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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American literature · African American authors · History and criticism · African Americans · Intellectual life · African Americans in literature · United States · Civilization · African influences · 20th century · Gates, Henry Louis · Jarrett, Gene Andrew, 1975-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS153.N5 N49 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS153.N5 N49 2007	AVAILABLE

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Black Feminism In Contemporary Drama

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Lisa M. Anderson
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Book, University of Illinois Press, 2008
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In tracing black feminism in contemporary drama by black women playwrights, Lisa M. Black Feminism in Contemporary Drama represents a cross section of women who have diverse writing and performance styles and generational differences that highlight the artistic and political breadth of black feminist theater. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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American drama · African American authors · History and criticism · Feminist drama · History and criticism · Women authors · Feminism and literature · United States · African Americans in literature · Anderson, Lisa M., 1966-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS338.N4 A48 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS338.N4 A48 2008	AVAILABLE

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The Cambridge Companion To Toni Morrison

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edited by Justine Tally
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Book, Cambridge University Press, 2007
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Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is one of the most widely studied of contemporary American authors. Innovative contributions from internationally recognized critics and academics discuss Morrison’s themes, narrative techniques, language and political philosophy, and explain the importance of her work to American studies and world literature. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Morrison, Toni · Criticism and interpretation · African Americans in literature · Tally, Justine
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3563.O8749 Z58 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3563.O8749 Z58 2007	AVAILABLE

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A Freedom Bought With Blood : African American War Literature From The Civil War To World War II

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by Jennifer C. James
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Book, University of North Carolina Press, 2007
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In the first comprehensive study of African American war literature, Jennifer James analyzes fiction, poetry, autobiography, and histories about the major wars waged before the desegregation of the U.S. military in 1948. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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American literature · African American authors · History and criticism · War in literature · War and literature · United States · African Americans · Race identity · African Americans in literature · World War, 1914-1918 · Literature and the war · United States · World War, 1939-1945 · Literature and the war · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Literature and the war · James, Jennifer C
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS153.N5 J393 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS153.N5 J393 2007	AVAILABLE

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Charles Johnson : The Novelist As Philosopher

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edited by Marc C. Conner and William R. Nash
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Book, 1st ed, University Press of Mississippi, 2007
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In Charles Johnson: The Novelist as Philosopher, leading scholars examine the African American author’s literary corpus and major themes, ideas, and influences. The essays explore virtually all of Johnson’s writings: each of his novels, his numerous short stories, the range of his nonfiction essays, his many book reviews, and even several unpublished works. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Johnson, Charles Richard, · 1948- · Criticism and interpretation · Philosophy · Philosophy in literature · African Americans in literature · Conner, Marc C., 1965- · Nash, William R., 1964-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3560.O3735 Z63 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3560.O3735 Z63 2007	AVAILABLE

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