Read a brief biography of W.E.B. DuBois, who was an early civil rights activist and supporter of equal opportunity and treatment for African-Americans. See how he acted on his beliefs. Included is a brief quiz about the Progressive Era.

This introduction to the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member of the National Association of Colored People, informs readers about his childhood, the impact of racism on his life and the many accomplishments he achieved despite...

During the time of rising segregation in the late 19th century two African-American leaders offered two opposite views about how to advance civil rights for African-Americans. Read about the philosophies of those leaders. Booker T....

At this PBS site, read about the histories of eight African-American newspapers: The Chicago Defender, The California Eagle, The Afro-American, The Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Daily World, Freedom's Journal, and Norfolk...

Professors discuss the book by Zora Neale Hurston. Gives insight into the style and character analysis.

Read Booker T. Washington's controversial speech arguing the importance of material advancement over integration for African Americans. He believed freed slaves needed to start at the bottom of the economic scale before moving up to...

This site about the Harlem Renaissance includes audio and video files. A great resource that discusses many aspects of the Harlem Renaissance including African American education, politics, literature, and philosophy.

This tribute article discusses the author as a professor, critic and Poet Laureate.

This site includes the author's credits as an editor and playwright, a biography, and links to three of his books.

A listing of the Jim Crow laws and understood Jim Crow etiquette found across the South in the late 19th century.

Detailed account of the writer's life. Contains references to contemporaries, influences and motivations in her career.

Here you will find theme, perspective, form, style, and contrast comparison. Good research material!

PBS offers a brief, but well-written, biography of the famous Harlem Renaissance author.

Learn about Pan-Africanism, a political movement in the early part of the twentieth century that aims to unify people of African descent.

This Barnard-educated writer, anthropologist, and folklorist grew up in Eatonville, Florida; the first all-Black city in America. Read a short summary of her life and accomplishments.

Excellent biography citing influences on the famous author's work. Links to contemporaries of the era.

Booker T. Washington was an African-American visionary. Read about his embrace of education as a way to lift up blacks in the racist South, but see how some of his views found opposition in the black community.

This biography of Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West includes a video [2:42] of West in New York and links to book reviews for all of West's works.

Exhibition of portraits, accompanied by brief biographical sketches, of prominent African Americans, whose contributions to science, the arts, business, and politics have enriched and enlivened the public good in the United States:...