Bibliograph

African American artists & writers, edited by Joanne Randolph

Type

Label

African American artists & writers, edited by Joanne Randolph

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 5-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African American artists & writers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

985603998

Responsibility statement

edited by Joanne Randolph

Series statement

Pioneering African Americans

Summary

Despite inequality of access to education, relentless discrimination, and a starkly segregated society, African American artists and writers have made landmark contributions to American art and literature. Works like A Raisin in the Son, Beloved, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Invisible Man, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings powerfully express the African American experience, expose the injustices of American society, and reveal the hopes, dreams, sorrows, suffering, and enduring achievements of Black America. With profiles of figures like Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Rita Dove, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison, this collection puts the rich tapestry woven by African American authors and artists on full and breathtaking display

Table Of Contents

Writing history -- The Harlem Renaissance : a cultural rebirth -- Harlem's photography -- Women writers -- Two masters with the brush

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

African American artists and writers

Classification