In an attempt to 'make something of himself', Solly Saunders finds himself touring Indochina during World War II and must confront racism and hatred as well as hostile enemies

Offers a compilation of fiction, poetry, essays, criticism, and articles to explore issues in the post civil-rights South.

A collection by Black Southern authors

Product Description: Beautiful, high-stepping Yoruba of Harlem is invited to the annual cotillion thrown by African American high society of Queens. Caught between the indifference of her father, the excitement of her social-climbing mother, and her prodigal boyfriend's militancy, Yoruba persuades her sister debutantes to challenge the aging doyennes in one of the most sidesplitting scenes in American literature...read more

Product Description: Beautiful, high-stepping Yoruba of Harlem is invited to the annual cotillion thrown by African American high society of Queens. Caught between the indifference of her father, the excitement of her social-climbing mother, and her prodigal boyfriend's militancy, Yoruba persuades her sister debutantes to challenge the aging doyennes in one of the most sidesplitting scenes in American literature...read more

A fictionalized account of the life of the Russian writer relates his rebellious youth, the political activities that resulted in a period of exile, and the impact of his African ancestry on his writing

Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel driving contest.

Current racial conditions are the central concern of a novel set in Mississippi and New York

Product Description: John Oliver Killens's landmark novel of social protest chronicles the lives of the Youngblood family and their friends in Crossroads, Georgia, from the turn of the century to the Great Depression. Its large cast of powerfully affecting characters includes Joe Youngblood, a tragic figure of heroic physical strength; Laurie Lee, his beautiful and strong-willed wife; Richard Myles, a young high school teacher from New York; and Robby, the Youngbloods' son, who takes the large risk of becoming involved in the labor movement...read more