Books Written by African-American Authors (not yet in the catalogue)

eggs4ears · Post by **eggs4ears** » January 2nd, 2022, 8:38 pm

Not an African-American author, but this may be of interest?

Ethiopia Unbound by Joseph Casely Hayford
https://archive.org/details/ethiopiaunbounds00hayf/page/n4/mode/1up

I am likely to be shot down on this, but I believe it was the first novel in English to be published by a black African writer. His grandchildren are both well known in the UK - Joe as a fashion designer and Gus as a gallery curator.

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » January 3rd, 2022, 11:34 am

Black Phalanx, Walker's Appeal and Ethopia Unbound added to the first post.

Phil, I didn't set this thread up to start, but I have been monitoring it for a while now. I don't think it needs to be limited to American authors, the idea is to highlight (and get into the catalog) more voices of those of African ancestry, and this certainly meets that criteria.

MaryAnn

Post by **TriciaG** » January 6th, 2022, 6:32 pm

"Muttsy"
A short story by Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1926. (She only had a couple short stories and such published in our PD window.)

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004953173&view=1up&seq=242&skin=2021&q1=muttsy

It starts on the page linked, then the last little bit concludes a jump of about 20 pages ahead.

I haven't read it myself; I found it by random, sorta.

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » May 8th, 2022, 3:34 pm

Just a note to say I have recorded The Uncalled by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Jim

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » May 8th, 2022, 7:43 pm

I was thinking about recording Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts because it was written by a black man. But I don't think think that is the case. Am I wrong. It looks to me as if Phillpotts is an Englishman (an Anglo-Saxon), and though the subject matter includes Africans, I think, I wanted to chip away at the list of black literature. Jim

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 9th, 2022, 8:36 pm

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑May 8th, 2022, 3:34 pm Just a note to say I have recorded The Uncalled by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Jim

I've removed The Uncalled from the first post.
Thanks Jim!
MaryAnn

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » May 9th, 2022, 8:39 pm

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑May 8th, 2022, 7:43 pm I was thinking about recording Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts because it was written by a black man. But I don't think think that is the case. Am I wrong. It looks to me as if Phillpotts is an Englishman (an Anglo-Saxon), and though the subject matter includes Africans, I think, I wanted to chip away at the list of black literature. Jim

Hmmm. Well, here's his biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eden-Phillpotts

I see nothing to indicate he is an African American, so I'll remove the book from the first post. May be an interesting read, but not within the scope of this thread.

MaryAnn

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » May 10th, 2022, 6:44 am

Sorry, MaryAnn, to be a burr. Thanks for your help. Jim

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » August 24th, 2022, 10:52 am

I have finished The Forged Note and Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer. I am now working on For Your Sweet Sake. Jim

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » August 24th, 2022, 1:05 pm

Thanks Jim. I've removed both from the first post.
MaryAnn

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » August 24th, 2022, 4:17 pm

Thanks. Jim

neecheelok70 · Post by **neecheelok70** » September 6th, 2022, 11:34 am

We (Dave is my main support) have finished For Your Sweet Sake and The Goodness of Saint Rocque and Other Stories. Thanks. Jim

DrSpoke · Post by **DrSpoke** » September 6th, 2022, 1:05 pm

I can't find Richard Wright's Native Son in the catalogue. Surely I'm missing something?

September 6th, 2022, 2:20 pm

Native Son was published in 1940 (and the copyright was renewed in 1967), so under current U.S. copyright term, it won't be in the public domain until Jan 2036

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » September 6th, 2022, 6:19 pm

neecheelok70 wrote: ↑September 6th, 2022, 11:34 am We (Dave is my main support) have finished For Your Sweet Sake and The Goodness of Saint Rocque and Other Stories. Thanks. Jim

Wonderful Jim! I've removed these from the first post.
MaryAnn