Classicly Books
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon JohnsonThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912/1927) by James Weldon Johnson is the fictional account of a young biracial man, referred to only as the "Ex-Colored Man," living in post-Reconstruction era..
The Book of American Negro Poetry
James Weldon JohnsonThe Book of American Negro Poetry is a collection of poems by James Weldon Johnson on African-American studies. Preface of the book by author follows:A people may become great through many means,..
The Colored Cadet at West Point
Henry FlipperFlipper's record of accomplishment was significant for any individual in any time, and for a nineteenth-century black American it was phenomenal. As historian Quintard Taylor points out, in his post-A..
The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence DunbarThe Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Paul Laurence Dunbar. African-american poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1872-1906). Introductory note by the auth..
The Conjure Woman
Charles W. ChesnuttThe Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W. Chesnutt. First published in 1899, The Conjure Woman was Chesnutt's first great..
The Emperor Jones
Eugene O'NeillThe Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill that tells the tale of Brutus Jones, a resourceful, self-assured African American and a former Pullman porter, who kills another b..
The Future of the American Negro
Booker T. WashingtonThe Future of the American Negro, a book written in 1899 by American educator Booker T. Washington, set forth his ideas regarding the history of enslaved and freed African-American people and their ne..
Hagar's Daughter
Pauline Elizabeth HopkinsPauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859 – August 13, 1930) was a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, playwright, historian, and editor. She is considered a pioneer in her use of the romantic nove..