Mostly Menfolk and a Woman or Two - a virtual exhibit of 18th and 19th century African-American literature

http://www.ibiblio.org/afam_authors/homepage.html

Provider: University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

About this resource

Appropriate grades

6–12

Subjects

English language arts (literature), social studies (African Americans, North Carolina, United States history)

Provider

University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Special requirements

QuikTime or RealAudio is required to listen to the audio portions of the site.

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"The University of North Carolina houses a diverse collection of works by many pioneering African-American writers. The goal of this project is to spotlight some of the fascinating early African-American writers whose work is collected in the University of North Carolina libraries." For each author there is a brief biography, selected writings, and, in some cases, audio recordings.

Featured authors:
• Charlotte Hawkins Brown(text and audio files)
• George Moses Horton(text and audio files)
• Charles Chestnutt (text only)
• David Walker (text only)
• Anna Julia Cooper (text only)
• Omar ibn Said (text only)