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Black History Month – Biography/Memoir

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Black leaders have influenced all aspects of our culture and world. Reading about their lives allows us to recognize their struggles, celebrate their triumphs, and appreciate their greatness.

 

 


People of Prominence

Maya Angelou
Biography
Poetry  Society: Maya Angelou
Time: 5 Things to Know About Maya Angelou’s Complicated, Meaningful Life
Harvard: Who Mentored You? Featuring Maya Angelou (no longer available)

Roxane Gay
Biography
NPR: Be Bigger, Fight Harder- Roxane Gay on a Lifetime of ‘Hunger’
New York Times: Roxane Gay’s Opinion  Column
TED: Roxane Gay

W.E.B. DuBois
Biography
America’s Library: W.E.B. DuBois
Darmouth: The Historical Philosphy of W.E.B. DuBois

Ta-Nehisi Coates
Biography
The Atlantic: All Stories By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Video: Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks About New Film of His Book ‘Between the World and Me’


Online Resources

Lincoln City Libraries: Living Black in America Reading list
Lincoln City Libraries: African-American Stories in Nebraska
Biography: Black History
Black America Web: The Top 10 Black Biographies
National Book Review: 10 Memoirs Everyone Should Read This Black History Month