Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 0300135920
ISBN-13 : 9780300135923
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Aaron Douglas by : Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas

Aaron Douglas
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 260
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0878058001
ISBN-13 : 9780878058006
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Aaron Douglas by : Amy Helene Kirschke

The only book about the premier visual artist of the Harlem Renaissance

The New Negro

The New Negro
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 508
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000005027994
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Negro by : Alain Locke

God's Trombones

God's Trombones
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Publisher : Penguin Group
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105003804452
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis God's Trombones by : James Weldon Johnson

The inspirational sermons of the old Negro preachers are set down as poetry in this collection -- a classic for more than forty years, frequently dramatized, recorded, and anthologized. Mr. Johnson tells in his preface of hearing these same themes treated by famous preachers in his youth; some of the sermons are still current, and like the spirituals they have taken a significant place in black folk art. In transmuting their essence into original and moving poetry, the author has also ensured the survival of a great oral tradition. Book jacket.

The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)

The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition)
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Publisher : Holiday House
Total Pages : 41
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ISBN-10 : 9780823440252
ISBN-13 : 0823440257
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Creation (25th Anniversary Edition) by : James Weldon Johnson

An award-winning retelling of the Biblical creation story from a star of the Harlem Renaissance and an acclaimed illustrator James Weldon Johnson, author of the civil rights anthem "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," wrote this beautiful Bible-learning story in 1922, at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Set in the Deep South, The Creation alternates breathtaking scenes from Genesis with images of a country preacher under a tree retelling the story for children. The exquisite detail of James E. Ransome's sun-dappled paintings and the sophisticated rhythm of the free verse pay tribute to Black American oral traditions of country sermonizing and storytelling: As far as the eye of God could see/ Darkness covered everything/ Blacker than a hundred midnights/ Down in a cypress swamp. . . . This beautiful new edition of the classic Coretta Scott King Award winner features a fresh, modern design, a reimagined cover, and an introduction of the remarkable life of James Weldon Johnson. Beneath the dust jacket, the case features a detail of Ransome's beautiful night sky, spangled with stars. A Junior Library Guild selection!

Plays of Negro Life

Plays of Negro Life
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 490
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015062087351
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Plays of Negro Life by : Alain Locke

"The drama of negro life is developing primarily because a native American drama is in process of evolution. Thus, although it heralds the awakening of the dormant dramatic gifts of the Negro folk temperament and has meant the phenomenal rise within a decade's span of a Negro drama and a possible Negro Theatre, the significance is if anything more national than racial. For pioneering genius in the development of the native American drama, such as Eugene O'Neill, Ridgley Torrence and Paul Green, now sees and recognizes the dramatically undeveloped potentialities of Negro life and folkways as a promising province of native idioms and source materials in which a developing national drama can find distinctive new themes, characteristic and typical situations, authentic atmosphere. The growing number of successful and representative plays of this type form a valuable and significant contribution to the theatre of today and open intriguing and fascinating possibilities for the theatre of tomorrow"-- Introduction.

Growing Up Twice

Growing Up Twice
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 283
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0997050101
ISBN-13 : 9780997050103
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Growing Up Twice by : Aaron Kirk Douglas

In this groundbreaking memoir, an award-winning mentor explores the emotional risks and rewards of being a gay man mentoring a Latino boy."Growing up Twice is surprisingly funny, melancholy and hopeful. Aaron Douglas has a novelist's eye for small but telling details, and his insight into the messy task of being a human being is impressive. More than a memoir, it's a guided tour of two Americas barely covered by the so-called mainstream." -- Frank M. Young, Award-winning author, artist and musician"This story made me want to call everyone I love and somehow make them understand what this book made me understand: that our relationships of love transcend everything else." -- Jennifer Brandlon, former AP Newswoman and Correspondent, The Oregonian"Written in a contemporary American voice that's clear, easy to read, and engaging." -- Arthur Manzi, Writer/Editor

All American Boys

All American Boys
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 229
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781481463355
ISBN-13 : 1481463357
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis All American Boys by : Jason Reynolds

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension. A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad’s pleadings that he’s stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad’s resistance to leave the bodega as resisting arrest, mistakes Rashad’s every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further resistance and refusal to STAY STILL as ordered. But how can you stay still when someone is pounding your face into the concrete pavement? There were witnesses: Quinn Collins—a varsity basketball player and Rashad’s classmate who has been raised by Paul since his own father died in Afghanistan—and a video camera. Soon the beating is all over the news and Paul is getting threatened with accusations of prejudice and racial brutality. Quinn refuses to believe that the man who has basically been his savior could possibly be guilty. But then Rashad is absent. And absent again. And again. And the basketball team—half of whom are Rashad’s best friends—start to take sides. As does the school. And the town. Simmering tensions threaten to explode as Rashad and Quinn are forced to face decisions and consequences they had never considered before. Written in tandem by two award-winning authors, this four-starred reviewed tour de force shares the alternating perspectives of Rashad and Quinn as the complications from that single violent moment, the type taken directly from today’s headlines, unfold and reverberate to highlight an unwelcome truth.

Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride

Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride
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Publisher : Pomegranate
Total Pages : 282
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780764913396
ISBN-13 : 0764913395
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride by : James Prigoff

THIRTEEN COLONIES & THE LOST COLONY(tm) Take a step back and discover the thirteen colonies of Colonial America. From European exploration through the American Revolution, witness the unique history and character of each colony. Trace the role of each colony in the American Revolution and that colony's impact on the formation of our Constitution. Georgia - Using primary source documents that include the Charter of Georgia, a map of the colony circa 1725, period portraits, and newspaper articles, this fascinating book traces the history of the colony from its founding to its being the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788."Good organization, well-written text which reads like a story, numerous quotes and historic incidents, attractive format and well-designed pages, drawings, maps...all make this title a recommended source for studies in the colonial period of American history." - ASSOCIATION OF REG. XI SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, TEXAS

The Cases That Haunt Us

The Cases That Haunt Us
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 469
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781471108341
ISBN-13 : 1471108341
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cases That Haunt Us by : John Douglas

Certain criminal cases have a life of their own. Despite the passage of years they continue their hold on the public imagination, either because of the personalities involved, the depravity of the crime, doubts over whether justice was done, or the tantalizing fact that no one was ever caught... Now John Douglas, the foremost investigative analyst and criminal profiler of our time, turns his attention to eight of the greatest mysteries in the history of crime, including those of Jack the Ripper, The Boston Strangler and JonBenet Ramsey. Taking a fresh look at the established facts, Douglas and Olshaker dismantle the conventional wisdom regarding these most notorious of crimes and rebuild them - with astonishing results.