African American Interest

When it was first produced in 1959, A RAISIN IN THE SUN was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life.

The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice. Kadir Nelson presents an intimate introduction to the history of America and African Americans, from colonial days through the civil rights movement.

A lyrical story-in-verse about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, serving as a reminder to black children that their slave ancestors should never be forgotten, and that family is more important than anything else.

A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show concern for much else. But Esch has her own problems.

In this collection of poems and collage artwork, Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist depict the experiences of families like their own, who found the courage to leave their homes behind and make new lives for themselves elsewhere.