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Building African American Collections:Past, Present & FutureWELCOME
Our Future has a past .
Our Future has a past .Literature of Reconstruction (1865-1877) to the New Negro Renaissance(1865-1919):
Our Future has a past .Harlem Renaissance (1919-1940)
Our Future has a past .Realism, Naturalism, Modernism (1940-1960)
Our Future has a past .Black Arts Era (1960-1975)
Our Future has a past .The Contemporary Period (1975-Present)
What might an African AmericanInterest Collection Include? Genre Fiction African AmericanLiterature Nonfiction TopicsCourtesy of RHMLMMarketing from PixabayThere is more .
African American Literature Is: Many written by African American authors Deals with race Overcoming obstacles Can be politically charged Includes themes of love and compassion Can transcend race and color
8 Primary Themes Real life and family Gospel, Jazz, R & B, Hip Hop History Slavery and Racism Freedom Urban Stories Black Romance Legends and Myths***Mirika Mayo Cornelius; author, literary visionary, blogger
The African American InterestCollection @ GCPL becameA Special CollectionDesigned & Created Partially based on CustomerRequestsEasily Accessible: Location and VisibilityA microcosm of favored genre fiction and nonfiction
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: African American Literature: Old& New ClassicsWhich two authors were leaders during the Harlem Renaissance?James BaldwinRalph Ellison1924-19871914-1994Their EyesWere WatchingGodLangston Hughes1902-1967Native Son19401937If Beale StreetCould Talk:1974Invisible ManNot Without1952Slave Narratives:Zora NealeRichard WrightLaughterAnswer: Zora Neale Hurston & Langston Hughes1700s-1800sHurston19301908-19601891-1960
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: African American Literature: Old& NewWhichClassicstitle is considered a precursor to feminist literature due to its female protagonist and themes?Ernest J.Gaines Paule MarshallA LessonBeforeDying: 1993Brown Girl,Brownstones:1959Terry McMillanWaiting toExhale:1992Toni MorrisonThe BluestEye: 1969Alice WalkerThe ColorPurple:1982Colson WhiteheadTheUndergroundRailroad: 2016Answer: Brown Girl, Brownstones originally written in 1959 by Paule Marshall.
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: Fiction: Your Opinion SoughtMike GayleColson WhiteheadM. Shelly ConnerWhich one would you choose to read?Lola AkinmadeAkerstromMy Answer: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead“Family saga masquerading as aCan Hubert Bird obtaincrime novel, a hilarious moralityand live the life he’splay, a social novel about race andbeen pretending to have power, and ultimately a love letter tofor so long?Harlem.”A multigenerational storyof one young woman’sjourney to discover heridentity and life’s loves.“A fast-paced, richlynuanced yet accessiblecontemporary novel thattouches on important socialissues.”
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: MysteryWhich author’s series has been taught in courses at universities as varied as Howard University, BrynMawr, Old Dominion, Appalachian State University, and Guttenberg University in Mainz, Germany?Nekesa Afia b. 1997Dead Dead Girls: 2021Tamron Hall: b. 1970As the Wicked Watch: 2021Walter Mosley: b. 1952Blood Grove: 2021Answer: Books in the Blanche White series by Barbara NeelyV.M. Burns: b. 1964A Tourist’s Guide to Murder: 2021Chester B. Himes: 1909-1984Crime Novels: 1997Barbara NeelyBlanche on theLam: 1992
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: RomanceWhich of these authors writes series?Alyssa ColeHow to Find a PrincessBrenda JacksonOne Christmas WishDonna HillStrictly ConfidentialBeverly JenkinsWild RainAnswer: They All Do!Farrah RochonDating Playbook
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: Science Fiction/FantasyWhich of these authors is considered the first African American female science fiction writer?P. Djeli ClarkA Master of DjinnBlack Sci-Fi Short StoriesN.K. JemisinThe City We BecameAnswer: Octavia E. Butler 1947 - 2006Octavia E. ButlerKindredNicole GloverThe Conductors
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: Urban FictionWhich was the first urban fiction author to appear on the New York Times Bestseller List?Donald GoinesBlack GangsterSaundraTeri WoodsA Hustler’s Queen ReloadedSister SouljahThe Coldest Winter EverC.N. PhillipsBrooklynAnswer: Teri Woods in 1999True to the Game
African American Interest: Selected Highlights: NonfictionWhich author wrote “The problem of the Twentieth Century, is the problem of the color-line.”to theDuBoisduality African Americansmay faceDr. Carol AndersonspeakingW.E.B.Martin LutherKing,inJr.this country?Malcolm X1869-19631929-1968Maya Angelou: 1928-2014Answer: W.E.B. Du Bois in The Souls of Black Folk published in 19031925-1965
Why Should YOURead any titles ofAfrican AmericanInterest ?Hmmm .
Why Read African American Literature? Complete Education Exposure to Different Perspectives Development of Empathy Cool Culture Everyone Loves a Good Book
Helpful Search TermsHOW TO USE SEARCH FUNCTIONKeyword Search Terms: Black, African American, African, CaribbeanSubject Search Terms: Race relations, African American AuthorsAdvanced Search: Use words such as AND, OR, or NOT to limit the search resultsTags: Black lives matter, Race relations, Urban Fiction
DigitalResourcesPhoto courtesy of Gratisography
Possible Digital Resources550 517Reader’s AdvisoryAfrican American StudiesGale eBooks:Black History Month
Possible Digital ResourcesAncestry African American Learning CenterABC-CLIO: African American Experience
Possible Digital ResourcesLocal Digital Libraries and EncyclopediasCivil Rights Digital Library
Want More African American InterestTitles?ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: READING LISTSAfrican American Literature Book ClubNational African American Read-In Sponsored by the Black Caucus of NCTE/4Cs: 25 pages of classicsGoodreads: Listopia African American Book Lists: Huge list of lists100 Must-Read African-American BooksPBS: 10 Black Authors Everyone Should ReadQuestia: African American Literature & Novelist: African American AuthorsMaking Their Mark: Essential Titles in African American History Collection Development
Thank you for your attention & TimePresenters:Ron Gauthier, Branch Manager: Grayson Branch, rgauthier@gwinnettpl.orgMelissa Lawrence, Branch Manager: Snellville Branch,mlawrence@gwinnettpl.orgTerri Corbin-Hutchinson, Supervisory Librarian: Lawrenceville Branch,tchutchinson@gwinnettpl.org
Reader's Advisory African American Studies Gale eBooks:Black History Month 550 517. Possible Digital Resources Ancestry African American Learning Center ABC-CLIO: African American Experience . 100 Must-Read African-American Books PBS: 10 Black Authors Everyone Should Read Questia: African American Literature & Novelist: African American .
