The Souls of Black Folk is a well-known work of African-American literature by activist W.E.B. Du Bois. The book, published in 1903, contains several...
The Quest of the Silver Fleece is a story of romance, race, economics and politics set around the 1900s. Here, a traditionally educated boy and an uns...
Life's Tragedy is a collection of poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar that explores themes of race, love, loss, and the complexities of African American lif...
Sweet Little Maid is a children's novel by Amy Ella Blanchard that tells the story of Dimple, a nine-year-old girl who lives in the South during the R...
Set against the backdrop of the 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina massacre, The Marrow of Tradition is a powerful and unflinching exploration of the dee...
Ida B. Wells-Barnett's "Mob Rule in New Orleans" documents a horrific week of mob violence against Black residents in early 20th-century New Orleans....
The Kerner Commission Report, officially titled 'Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders', is a landmark document that examines...
Published in the early 20th century, 'Jim Crow Car' by Reverend John Clay Coleman offers a firsthand account of the oppressive Jim Crow era in the Ame...
Finding a Way Out is the autobiography of Robert R. Moton, a prominent African American educator and civil rights leader. Born into slavery in Virgini...
"Oak and Ivy" is Paul Laurence Dunbar's debut poetry collection, showcasing his mastery of both standard English and the vernacular of African America...
This volume, part of the larger 'Slave Narratives' project, presents a collection of first-hand accounts from former slaves in North Carolina. These n...
“The South” by Langston Hughes is a powerful poem that offers a stark and unflinching portrayal of the South during the Jim Crow era. Using vivid imag...
