Books Written by African-American Authors (not yet in the catalogue)
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We have just finished and submitted the Sarah Farro novel True Love. Jim
I noticed someone suggested the novel The Primitive by Chester Himes as a possibility, but I didn't see it on the list. Is it available?
I noticed someone suggested the novel The Primitive by Chester Himes as a possibility, but I didn't see it on the list. Is it available?
It was cleared as PD by Hathitrust but it seems like that isn't as trusted as Project Gutenberg. It hasn't been cleared there yet. But honestly if someone were to go to the trouble to actually get it submitted to PG, I think it would get cleared. I could find no trace of a copyright renewal on it.neecheelok70 wrote: ↑April 15th, 2023, 9:12 am We have just finished and submitted the Sarah Farro novel True Love. Jim
I noticed someone suggested the novel The Primitive by Chester Himes as a possibility, but I didn't see it on the list. Is it available?
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Thanks Jim. First post updated to remove "True Love".
MaryAnn
Yes, that's fair. We are continuing to monitor/discuss the trustworthiness of Hathitrust for copyright clearances. We trust PG.flavo5000 wrote: ↑April 15th, 2023, 7:31 pm It was cleared as PD by Hathitrust but it seems like that isn't as trusted as Project Gutenberg. It hasn't been cleared there yet. But honestly if someone were to go to the trouble to actually get it submitted to PG, I think it would get cleared. I could find no trace of a copyright renewal on it.
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Here's one I just came across:
Black No More by George Schuyler:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68811
It's a scathing satire that feels as relevant now as it did back in 1931!
Black No More by George Schuyler:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68811
It's a scathing satire that feels as relevant now as it did back in 1931!
Here's another one of interest:
Light Ahead for the Negro by Edward A. Johnson (1904)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56972
Light Ahead for the Negro by Edward A. Johnson (1904)
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56972
Black No More by George Schuyler would fall into that category (Schuyler died in 1977). Light Ahead for the Negro by Edward Johnson should be cleared globally (Johnson died in 1944).
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Just one quick thing, Life Ahead for the Negro is actually fiction, sci-fi to be exact!MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: ↑July 28th, 2023, 9:17 am Thank you! I've updated the first post of the thread.
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Thanks for catching that. I saw Black No More listed as sci fi on the PG page, but missed it for Light Ahead.
MaryAnn
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Here's an interesting looking one:
The New Negro edited by Alain Locke
https://archive.org/details/the-new-negro/page/n4/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Negro
Very well known anthology of African American essays, poems and fiction.
The New Negro edited by Alain Locke
https://archive.org/details/the-new-negro/page/n4/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Negro
Very well known anthology of African American essays, poems and fiction.
It looks like the mods have been trusting Hathitrust more as of late (I've cataloged several from there myself in the last couple months) and I would think The Primitive should be ok to record for US volunteers now.neecheelok70 wrote: ↑April 15th, 2023, 9:12 am
I noticed someone suggested the novel The Primitive by Chester Himes as a possibility, but I didn't see it on the list. Is it available?
Curtis Lucas (1914-?) was a Georgia-born black man who migrated to New Jersey. He wrote several novels of the African-American experience:
Angel (1953) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435052040292&seq=7
Third Ward, Newark (1946) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000086128
Flour is Dusty (1943) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002078879g&seq=5
Forbidden Fruit (1953) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112002975990&seq=5
Death date is unknown, so these are most likely US-only.
Angel (1953) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435052040292&seq=7
Third Ward, Newark (1946) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000086128
Flour is Dusty (1943) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002078879g&seq=5
Forbidden Fruit (1953) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112002975990&seq=5
Death date is unknown, so these are most likely US-only.
Another of interest:
Savage Holiday by Richard Wright (1908-1960)
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004315027&seq=5
Wright was one of the most celebrated black writers of the 20th century, mostly for his novels Black Boy and Native Son.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wright_(author)
Savage Holiday by Richard Wright (1908-1960)
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004315027&seq=5
Wright was one of the most celebrated black writers of the 20th century, mostly for his novels Black Boy and Native Son.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wright_(author)