The Complete Stories7 reviews Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial, 1996 Black folklore from Ground Zero + Enjoyable + great anthology + Zora's works             Native Son (Perennial Classics)184 reviews Richard Wright Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Unnerving + Terrific + A Predestined Path of Life + Wright is right + "Native Son": A Polemic On the Poverty of the Poor             Transbluesency: The Selected Poetry of Amiri Baraka/LeRoi Jones (1961-1995) (1961-1995)2 reviews Amiri Baraka, Imamu Amiri Baraka Marsilio Publishers, 1995 The Life of a Revolutionary Poet + word beat This book is not for those sensitive to raw material. But if you're a fan of Mr. Baraka, this book is a 40-year collection, and a definite must for your bookshelf. In the words of Mr. Baraka, "Can you stand such beauty? So violent and transforming." This line from his poem "Return of the Native" ...             Invisible Man278 reviews Ralph Ellison Vintage, 1995 The invisibility of man + A classic.. + Completely Unique + Underappreciated work of genius             The Norton Anthology of African American Literature15 reviews W. W. Norton, 2003 great + Excellent!! + Good Price and No Delays + Excellent Canon             The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology3 reviews James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, ... Back Bay Books, 1969 "The Best Short Stories by Black Writers" is a #1 classic! + A Nice Collection of Short Stories! + The Best of The Best This book is an excellent example of reality. In each short story, there is some kind of relivance of growing up in a nation filled with crime, love, kindenss, hardships, and friendships. The writers express themselves so wonderfully, vivid pictures of the events are played in my head. It keeps ...             The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand, and The Stories3 reviews Nella Larsen Anchor, 2001 Larsen speaks to those who've felt they never really fit in + Complete fiction-- all too slight for the quality of her voice. + Passing was a great read !!!!! This volume contains two novellas, Passing and Quicksand. I would recommend reading the introduction afterwards because it might spoil the stories. The two female protagonists in her stories are loosely autobiographical. Larson's mother was from Denmark and her father was Caribbean or ...             Uncle Tom's Children (Perennial Classics)3 reviews Richard Wright Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2004 racism stripped naked + Riveting Masterpiece of Social Exposure and Racial Injustice + Powerful stories about injustice Uncle Tom's Children is probably one of the most brutal books ever written on the topic of racism and racial oppression. The stories sneak their way into the far back of the reader's mind, and forces one to confront the racism latent within oneself. That is by no means a small feat for a book to ...             For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf18 reviews Ntozake Shange Scribner, 1997 It Ain't The Same If Your African American + Wow! + I just about this today.... + Wonderful + Amazing Stuff             Black Boy (The Restored Text Established by The Library of America) (Perennial Classics)156 reviews Richard A. Wright Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998 Very good insight into that time period, early 1900's + Come check out this FANTASTIC Event for BLACK BOY! + Fantastic + Surprisingly good + incredible intelligence that can't be stopped.             James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No ...9 reviews James Baldwin Library of America, 1998 Like Nothing Else You've Read + James Baldwin: Collected Essays + A must for the Serious Scholar's library + A great book -- A worthy part of a great series             The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou40 reviews Maya Angelou Random House, 1994 the complete collected poems of maya angelou + Very nice gift + BOOKREADER Maya Angelou is a beautiful person with a beautiful soul who expresses life ,love,passion,goodness and suffering in ways that leave you emotionally elevated. Her poetry is not just rhyme without reason, it's music for the inner self, the soul. Sometimes you come across a book you know you want to ...             Go Tell It on the Mountain86 reviews James Baldwin Dell, 1980 Second time for me, also + A black guy wrote this? + A Great Day In Harlem + If you can get past the religious aspect, you might grow to like this book             Invisible Man278 reviews Ralph Ellison Vintage, 1995 The invisibility of man + A classic.. + Completely Unique + Underappreciated work of genius             The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology3 reviews James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, ... Back Bay Books, 1969 "The Best Short Stories by Black Writers" is a #1 classic! + A Nice Collection of Short Stories! + The Best of The Best This book is an excellent example of reality. In each short story, there is some kind of relivance of growing up in a nation filled with crime, love, kindenss, hardships, and friendships. The writers express themselves so wonderfully, vivid pictures of the events are played in my head. It keeps ...             James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No ...9 reviews James Baldwin Library of America, 1998 Like Nothing Else You've Read + James Baldwin: Collected Essays + A must for the Serious Scholar's library + A great book -- A worthy part of a great series             The Norton Anthology of African American Literature15 reviews W. W. Norton, 2003 great + Excellent!! + Good Price and No Delays + Excellent Canon             The Complete Stories7 reviews Zora Neale Hurston Harper Perennial, 1996 Black folklore from Ground Zero + Enjoyable + great anthology + Zora's works             Go Tell It on the Mountain86 reviews James Baldwin Dell, 1980 Second time for me, also + A black guy wrote this? + A Great Day In Harlem + If you can get past the religious aspect, you might grow to like this book             Uncle Tom's Children (Perennial Classics)3 reviews Richard Wright Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2004 racism stripped naked + Riveting Masterpiece of Social Exposure and Racial Injustice + Powerful stories about injustice Uncle Tom's Children is probably one of the most brutal books ever written on the topic of racism and racial oppression. The stories sneak their way into the far back of the reader's mind, and forces one to confront the racism latent within oneself. That is by no means a small feat for a book to ...