ENG 253/254 African-American Literature: Web Resources

Section of the Voice of the Shuttle: English Literature. Numerous links pertaining to many aspects of African American literature.

AALBC.com is the largest web site dedicated to books and film by and about people of African descent. Founded in 1997, AALBC.com is a widely recognized source of author profiles, book reviews, book recommendations, active discussions, writer resources, interviews, articles, videos, and film reviews.

A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of black history and culture.

Provides access to the full text of historic works published by and about African American women who lived during the U.S. Civil War.

This Library of Congress web site presents 396 pamphlets published from 1822 through 1909 by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics. The materials range from personal accounts and public orations to organizational reports and legislative speeches. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Kelly Miller, Charles Sumner, Mary Church Terrell, and Booker T. Washington.

Numerous links pertaining to the Harlem Renaissance.

Library of Congress overview of the Harlem Renaissance and some of its leading figures.

Located in Harlem, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the most widely used research facilities in the world devoted to preserving materials on the history and culture of peoples of African descent. Provides much useful information pertaining to African-American authors and literature.

This is the nation's oldest research center dedicated to the study of the history, culture, and social institutions of African Americans. This site contains much useful information for the study of African-American literature.