African-American Classics
By Langston Hughes, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Florence Lewis Bentley, James Weldon Johnson, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, Robert W. Bagnall, Ethel M. Caution, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James David Corrothers, Charles Waddell Chesnutt, Effie Lee Newsome, Leila Amos Pendleton, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, James Edwin Campbell
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- African-American Classics presents great stories and poems from America's earliest Black writers, illustrated by contemporary African-American artists. Featured are "Two Americans" by Florence Lewis Bentley, "The Goophered Grapevine" by Charles W. Chesnutt, "Becky" by Jean Toomer, two short plays by Zora Neale Hurston, and six more tales of humor and tragedy. Also featured are eleven poems, including Langston Hughes' "Danse Africaine" and "The Negro", plus Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy" ('I know why the caged bird sings...')
Book Details
- Country: US
- Published: 2011
- Publisher: Eureka Productions
- Author(s):Langston HughesWilliam Edward Burghardt Du BoisFlorence Lewis BentleyJames Weldon JohnsonAlice Moore Dunbar-NelsonZora Neale HurstonClaude McKayJean ToomerRobert W. BagnallEthel M. CautionPaul Laurence DunbarJames David CorrothersCharles Waddell ChesnuttEffie Lee NewsomeLeila Amos PendletonFrances Ellen Watkins HarperJames Edwin Campbell
- Language: English
- Pages: 144
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