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Who was Langston Hughes?

Authors : Merrell, Billy, 1982-, author; Copeland, Gregory, illustrator

Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African Americans in literature -- Juvenile literatureHughes, Langston, 1902-1967 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 7 Holdings

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The odyssey of Phillis Wheatley : a poet's journeys through American slavery and independence.

Authors : Waldstreicher, David, author

Subjects: African American women poets -- Biography; Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography; Enslaved persons -- United States -- BiographyWheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784

Availability: 9 Holdings

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A coastline is an immeasurable thing : a memoir across three continents.

Authors : Daniel, Mary-Alice, author

Subjects: African American women poets -- Biography; African American poets -- Biography; Women poets -- BiographyNigeria -- Social life and customs; England -- Social life and customs; United States -- Social life and customsDaniel, Mary-Alice

Availability: 8 Holdings

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Paul Laurence Dunbar : the life and times of a caged bird.

Authors : Jarrett, Gene Andrew, 1975-

Subjects: Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography; African American poets -- Biography; BiographiesDunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906

Availability: 3 Holdings

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Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks.

Authors : Slade, Suzanne, author; Cabrera, Cozbi A., illustrator

Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Picture booksBrooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 9 Holdings

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A song for Gwendolyn Brooks.

Authors : Duncan, Alice Faye; Gordon, Xia, illustrator; ...

Subjects: Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry; Women poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile poetryBrooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 -- Juvenile poetry

Availability: 6 Holdings

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Jane Crow : the life of Pauli Murray.

Authors : Rosenberg, Rosalind, 1946-

Subjects: African American intellectuals -- Biography; African American poets -- Biography; African American lawyers -- BiographyEpiscopal Church -- Clergy -- BiographyMurray, Pauli, 1910-1985

Availability: 1 Holdings

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Poet : the remarkable story of George Moses Horton.

Authors : Tate, Don

Subjects: Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Enslaved persons -- North Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureHorton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 7 Holdings

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Etched in clay : the life of Dave, enslaved potter and poet.

Authors : Cheng, Andrea

Subjects: African American potters -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Slaves -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureDave, active 1834-1864 -- Juvenile literature

Availability: 6 Holdings

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The communist : Frank Marshall Davis : the untold story of Barack Obama's mentor.

Authors : Kengor, Paul, 1966-

Subjects: African American political activists -- Biography; Political activists -- United States -- Biography; Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryCommunist Party of the United States of America -- History -- 20th centuryDavis, Frank Marshall, 1905-1987; Davis, Frank Marshall, 1905-1987 -- Political and social views; Davis, Frank Marshall, 1905-1987 -- Influence

Availability: 1 Holdings

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