Literary Library

Gordon Parks

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1912 - March 7, 2006African-American photographer, poet, musician, writer and film directorAuthor of "The Learning Tree", "To Smile i...
African American African American History Film Film Director Filmmaker Movies Music Musician Natioal Medal of Arts Photographer Photography Poem Poems Poet Poetry Shaft Writer

Richard Wright

by Angela Beck
      September 4, 1908 - November 28, 1960African-American author of poetry, short stories, novels and non-fictionAuthor of "Uncle Tom's Children...
African American African American History Author Nonfiction Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story

Derrick Bell

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1930 - October 5, 2011African-American lawyer, professor, author and civil rights activistAuthor of "And We Are Not Saved", "Faces at ...
Activist African American African American History Attorney Civil Rights Harvard Harvard Law Harvard Law School Law Professor Lawyer Professor

Paul Robeson, Jr.

by Angela Beck
November 2, 1927 - April 26, 2014African-American author, archivist and historianAuthor of "The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey, 18...
Activist African American African American History Archivist Historian Paul Robeson