Adoff, Arnold, Editor.
Black Out Loud
. New York: McMillan, 1970.
This is an excellent anthology of modern black poetry.
Bontemps, Anna, Editor.
Golden Slippers
. New York: Harper & Row, 1941.
This is an anthology of black poetry that contains biographical information about the poets.
Cullen, Countee.
On Thee I Stand
. New York: Harper & Row, 1947.
This book is a collection of the best poems by Countee Cullen.
Da Salvia, Benjamin.
The African American in United States History
. New York: Globe, 1972.
This is a comprehensive social studies book used in sixth grade classrooms in the New Haven Public Schools.
King, Woodie, Jr.,
The Forerunners: Black Poets in America
. Washington, D.C.: Howard Press, 1975.
This collection of black poetry has an introduction by Langston Hughes.
Randall, Dudley, Editor.
The Black Poets
. Detroit: The Broadside Press, 1971.
This is an anthology of black poetry.
Rodgers, Bertha, Editor.
Little Brown Baby
. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1940.
This is a collection of Dunbar’s poetry that includes a biographical sketch of Dunbar.
Simpson, Jeffrey.
The American Family: A History in Photographs
. New York: Viking Press, 1976.
This is an excellent source of photographs of different ethnic groups covering the 1800’s-1970’s.
Smead, Howard.
The Afro-Americans
. New York: Cheslea House, 1989.
This factual account details historical events, accompanied by commentary, from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement.
Strickland, Dorothy, Editor.
Listen Children
. New York: Bantam Skylark, 1982.
This anthology has an excellent collection of black literature that students would enjoy. It is a good book for teachers to use for reading aloud to students.
Walck, Henry.
The Thirties. America and the Great Depression
. New York: Boardman, 1967.
This is a good reference book for research on the Great Depression.