WEB SITES

African American Literature Online
"[A] comprehensive guide to African American Literature during the Twentieth Century. Here, you will find over 75 novels, poems, autobiographies, and essays along with summaries of the selected literature."

Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
Images and text to elaborate on some of the key themes in the art exhibition of the same name.

Harlem 1900-1940
An exhibition portfolio from the Schomburg Center for Black Culture.

Selected African American Literature
Brief plot summaries and a discussion of the importance of selected works.

Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
The companion Web page to the American Masters PBS television series.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Biography Resource Center
For information about a person, try the Biography Resource Center, one of the Gale Databases (InfoTrac). Contemporary Authors is an excellent reference source which is part of the Biography Resource Center.
To use Biography Resource Center at home, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

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updated 09/06/2007