"An exploration of the life and work of 20th-century American writer Langston Hughes, whose poetry is known for its accounts of the African Ameri

"Did you know that Paul Laurence Dunbar originated such famous lines as "I know why the caged bird sings" and "We wear the mask that grins and li

"Gwendolyn Brooks grew up on the South Side of Chicago, reading constantly and writing poetry from a very young age. Nurtured by her parents, who

A biography of the American poet whose works articulated the despair of blacks over social and economic conditions.

"Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, and was raised by his grandmother, who told him many stories of the Black American experience and

Did you know that Paul Laurence Dunbar originated such famous lines as "I know why the caged bird sings" and "We wear the mask that grins and lie

"The life of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and poems in spite of South Carolina's slave anti-literacy laws in the

A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks.

Relates the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published p