Edward D. Cohen
Adams, William, Peter Conn and Barry Slepian.
Afro-American Literature: Drama
. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970. Three Afro-American contemporary plays dealing with family, integration. “Raisin In The Sun” is included.
Adams, William, Peter Conn and Barry Slepian.
Afro-American Literature: Non-Fiction
. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970. An excllent source of excerpts and essays from black writers including Martin Luther King and Booker T. Washington.
Anselment, Carol and Donald B. Gibson.
Black and White: Stories of American Life
. New York: Pocket Books, 1976. This book reveals the common attitudes and experiences which shape the American way of life.
Brooks, Charlotte K.
Cities
. New York: Holt Impact Series, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. A collection of poems, stories and photographs concerned with the urban experience.
Fader, Daniel N. and Elton B. McNeil, eds.
Hooked on Books: Programs and Proof
. New York: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1968. A teacher’s guide to general circulation magazines available in classrooms dealing with articles and stories related to urban living.
Gehlman, John and Mary Rives Bowman, eds.
Adventures in American Literature
. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1958. A good textbook containing plays and short stories on urban themes.
Harrington, Michael.
The Other America
. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1963. A study of the invisible poor and inner-city poverty, and its effect on people and urban institutions.
Sheffey, Ruth and Eugenia Collier.
Impressions in Asphalt
. New York: Charles Scribners & Sons, 1969. A literary anthology which stresses the use of urban materials for the culturally diverse ethnic groups in the inner core of America’s cities.
Solotaroff, Sarah.
Man in the Expository Mode
. New York: McDougal, Littell & Co., 1970. An anthology containing stories and essays from a range of authors including Malcolm X, Art Buchwald, James Thurber. Most have urban theme.
Spring, Michael, ed.
How We Live
. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1977. Three themes of American contemporary life are explored. Some good writing ideas are offered.
Zimmerman, William.
How To Tape Instant Oral Biographies
. New York: Guarionex Press, Ltd., 1979. A question by question guide for recording family history.
