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34 Books in the LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American Category

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Movie Tie-In): A Play

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Movie Tie-In): A Play
Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation
Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated (Boxed Set)

Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated (Boxed Set)
Complex Puzzle: Why should growing up be so complexicated

Complex Puzzle: Why should growing up be so complexicated
The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon (Poets, Penguin)

The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon (Poets, Penguin)
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 3

28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 3
Victory of the Spirit: Reflections on My Journey

Victory of the Spirit: Reflections on My Journey
Mixing It Up: Taking On the Media Bullies and Other Reflections

Mixing It Up: Taking On the Media Bullies and Other Reflections
Great Speeches by American Women (Dover Thrift Editions)

Great Speeches by American Women (Dover Thrift Editions)
28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 1

28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History: Volume 1
The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop

The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
These Hands I Know: African-American Writers on Family

These Hands I Know: African-American Writers on Family
The Later Simple Stories

The Later Simple Stories
Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art

Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art
Black Voices

Black Voices
Midland: Poems (Hollis Summers Poetry Prize)

Midland: Poems (Hollis Summers Poetry Prize)
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings

Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
The Reed Reader

The Reed Reader
The Messenger Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from The Messenger Magazine

The Messenger Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from The Messenger Magazine
The LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader

The LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader
The Opportunity Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the Urban League’s Opportunity Magazine

The Opportunity Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the Urban League’s Opportunity Magazine
The Crisis Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the N.A.A.C.P. Crisis Magazine

The Crisis Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the N.A.A.C.P. Crisis Magazine
The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love

The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love
The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume I: New York Age Editorials (1914-1923)

The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume I: New York Age Editorials (1914-1923)
Joker, Joker, Deuce

Joker, Joker, Deuce
The Selected Works of Ida B. Wells-Barnett

The Selected Works of Ida B. Wells-Barnett
African Sleeping Sickness: Stories and Poems

African Sleeping Sickness: Stories and Poems
The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 2

The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 2
The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 3

The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 3
The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 1

The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 1
Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper

Complete Poems of Frances E.W. Harper
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1920s Century Cycle)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1920s Century Cycle)
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1910s Century Cycle)

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (1910s Century Cycle)
House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays

House Arrest and Piano: Two Plays