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Terry was enslaved in Rhode Island as a toddler but became free at age 26 after marrying a free Black man. Clotel: The President’s Daughter was the first novel published by an African American ...
A section called Perspectives Magazine presents commentary on important but little-known events in black history often written by individuals who participated in or witnessed them. [17] Black History Month provides information on the annual celebration of African-American history and culture. [18]
Frontispiece to Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects Jim standing on a raft alongside Huck from the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1st edition, The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, 1899 Cover of the June 1921 issue African-American children secure books at a North Carolina Albemarle Region bookmobile stop.
One of the earliest Black classic books on this list, “The Souls of Black Folk,” is a 1903 collection of essays by Harvard-educated scholar and author W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963).
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" is a non-fiction work by Zora Neale Hurston. It is based on her interviews in 1927 with Oluale Kossola (also known as Cudjoe Lewis ) who was presumed to be the last survivor of the Middle Passage .
Self-described as piece of “community history,” the book fuses essays, short stories, and historical narrative to communicate what the past 400+ years have been like for Black American ...
Books about Coleman’s life include “Brave Bessie: Flying Free,” “Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman” and “She Dared to Fly: Bessie Coleman.” 17. Ruby Bridges (born 1954)