In 1933, the Harlem Renaissance star wrote a powerful essay about race, unpublished in English until 2019. [Read more…] about A lost work by Langston Hughes
Black History Month
Fugitive findings
How artists of color survive in the archives
By Diana Silveira Leite and Gaila Sims
We’re celebrating Black History Month with the display Fugitive Findings: How Artists of Color Survive in the Archives. [Read more…] about Fugitive findings
Researcher publications examine black history and culture
Each year dozens of researchers publish books based on their work at the Ransom Center. For African American History Month we compiled the following selection of recent publications informed by the Center’s collections. [Read more…] about Researcher publications examine black history and culture
Frederick Douglass and the Mass Meeting for Civil Rights
February 20, 2017, marks the 122nd anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s death. Douglass (1818–1895), an abolitionist and activist for civil rights, was a gifted writer and orator. [Read more…] about Frederick Douglass and the Mass Meeting for Civil Rights
Claude McKay and “The White House”
This February saw the release of a previously unpublished Claude McKay novel, Amiable with Big Teeth (Penguin Classics). [Read more…] about Claude McKay and “The White House”