'Gabriel Prosser's 1800 slave revolt allowed Bontemps to warn of the rebellion that would come of...

'Five Black Lives is a collection of ex-slave narratives which spans 150 years in time, from 1729...

With 200,000 copies in print, this anthology has for decades been seen as a fundamental collectio...

Handy's remarkable tale- pervaded with his unique personality and humor- reveals not only the car...

Written in 1951 by Arna Bontemps, major literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance and close frien...