"A pastor and teacher demonstrates how Black experience, as shown in the literature of great African American writers, can guide us all toward sharper theological thinking and more faithful living"--

Places important topics in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the sweep of America's story. This volume covers African American literature.

This book presents selected writings representing a variety of perspectives on women's social issues that are highlighted in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple."

Twenty years after the disappearance of his father and the Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila travels from Rome to solve the mystery, retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, and restore his father's honor.

Presents writings by and criticism on seventeen Harlem Renaissance authors, including Claude McKay and Jean Toomer. This volume covers I-Z.

A collection of writings by such authors as W.E.B. DuBois, Toni Morrison, Rita Dove, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison, exploring the connections of circle, veil, water, and song that link past and present African American cultures.

Sets out to identify a distinctly African American literature. This title outlines protocols of reading that best make sense of the literary works produced by African American writers and critics over the first two-thirds of the twentieth century.