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Literature and Photography nd Collection Located on 2 floor AFRICAN AMERICAN 973.93 OBAMA Believe In The Possibility: The Words This brochure is one in a series of of Michelle Obama (Obama, Michelle) pamphlets that collectively list and briefly Collection of inspirational quotes describe more than 140 items in this evolv- from former First Lady Michelle ing collection. Obama. Special Collection Guide: AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY African American Donations from Robert C. Hayden inspired BUL the collation of books celebrating African Non-Fiction Rediscovering an American American arts, political activities, historical Community of Color: The Photographs movements, and significant figures. Hayden of William Bullard, 1897–1917 was a senior Lecturer at U MASS Boston, (Burns, Nancy Kathryn & Greenwood, Northeastern University, Boston College, Janette Thomas) and Lesley University, spanning from 1978 An invaluable record of African to 2006 and is President Emeritus of the American lives in the aftermath of local branch of the Association for the Emancipation and Reconstruction, Study of African American Life and History with photos taken by William Bullard (ASALH), established in 2002. of Worcester, Mass. between 1897 and 1917. The collection does not contain fiction or autobiographical titles nor is it exhaustive The town of Oak Bluffs has a rich history as a of the library’s existing holdings related to time-honored black summer community, this special collection. supporting African American arts & culture. Continuing to pique the interest of both historians and members of the general public, some materials within this collection describe Oak Bluffs Public Library local historic sites and tours, which juxtapose 56 R School Street the contributions of and the injustices suffered Oak Bluffs, MA 02557 by African Americans on the island dating back Phone: 508-693-9433 to the 1700s. The bulk of the collection allows E-mail: [email protected] for cultural connections between the island and Black America. Literature & Photography AFRICAN AMERICAN 398.2089 ANN AFRICAN AMERICAN 810.8 NORTON AFRICAN AMERICAN 896 AFRICAN The Annotated African American Folktales The Norton Anthology Of African American Unseen: Unpublished Black History from (Gates Jr., Henry Louis & Tatar, Maria) Literature the New York Times Photo Archives From classics featuring Brer Rabbit and (Gates Jr., Henry Louis & McKay, Nellie Y.) (Eveleigh, Darcy, Canedy, Dana, Cave, Anansi to dozens of stories rarely seen Collects the work of 140 writers from 1746 Damien, & Swarns, Rachel L.) before, this collection of nearly 150 to the present in all genres; plus spirituals Uncovers hundreds of stunning, never- folktales is the most comprehensive and and sermons to jazz and hip-hop. Third before published photographs long ambitious ever published in American edition adds new visuals and media, and buried in the New York Times archives literary history. new selections with emphasis on and tells the stories behind them. contemporary writers. AFRICAN AMERICAN 808.88 NEWMAN AFRICAN AMERICAN 973.04 EVELEIGH African American Quotations (Newman, AFRICAN AMERICAN 810.9 STEPTO On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Personal Richard) A Home Elsewhere: Reading African Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance Extensive collection of more than 2,500 American Classics in the Age of Obama (Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem) quotations, including expressions of hope, (Stepto, Robert B. ) Basketball legend traces his childhood in freedom, strength and survival from Written by MV summer resident and Yale Harlem, his professional career and the George Washington Carver, James professor, Stepto sets canonical works of pivotal influence of the Harlem Baldwin, Mary McLeod Bethune, Oprah African American literature in conversation Renaissance on black culture in the Winfrey and many others. with Barack Obama's Dreams from My United States. Father, shedding surprising light on AFRICAN AMERICAN 808.88 POWERS unexamined angles of works by Frederick AFRICAN AMERICAN 973.74 CODD Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations Douglas, W.E.B. Du Bois, Toni Morrison and African American Faces Of The Civil War: (Powers, Retha.) others. An Album (Coddington, Ronald S.) Paints a rich canvas of black history Discover the men of color who fought for through time. Five thousand quotes taken AFRICAN AMERICAN 810.98 SMITH their freedom during the Civil War from the time of Ancient Egypt through African American Writers: Profiles of Their through profiles illustrated with original, American slavery, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Lives and Works-From 1700s to the Present previously unpublished wartime Era, Apartheid, to today. (Smith, Valerie, Baechler, Lea, & Litz, photographs. Walton A.) AFRICAN AMERICAN 810.81 ROBBINS Includes profiles of James Baldwin, Amiri The Portable Nineteenth Century African Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.E.B. Du Bois, American Women Writers Langston Hughes and many others, as well (Robbins, Hollis, & Gates Jr., Henry Louis) as their works. A landmark collection, featuring 49 writers, documenting the social, political, and artistic lives of African American women throughout the 19th century. .
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