April 27, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingA newly identified work by writer and poet Fenton Johnson In the midst of research for The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door exhibition, my former colleague Molly Schwartzburg alerted me to an unpublished manuscript she had located in the collection of writer and editor Christopher Morley (known today for his novel Parnassus on Wheels and his work on the editorial board… read more
February 21, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingFrederick 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.
February 16, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsClaude McKay and “The White House” Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. This February saw the release of a previously unpublished Claude McKay novel, Amiable with Big Teeth (Penguin Classics).
