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#SchomburgSyllabus: Writers & Literature

The #SchomburgSyllabus is an archive of new and recent educational resources relating to Black studies, movements, and experiences. By connecting these materials to the Schomburg Center’s collections, we honor and recognize the source and strength of Black self-education practices, collective study, and librarianship. The #SchomburgSyllabus is curated by Schomburg Center staff and organized into 27 themes to foster a greater understanding of the Black experience. Explore resources below to learn more about the Writers and Literature.

 

#SchomburgSyllabus: Writers & Literature

 

Ad Catholicum /  by Juan Latino, Sc Rare 879.1-L (Latino, J. Ad Catholicvm), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library

 

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century LibGuide (February 2021) / updated by Serena Torres and Tracy Crawford, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library

 

Black Authors and Poets Poster collection [graphic], Sc Art Posters - Black authors and poets, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art & Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library

 

Three Black Writers (1969), Sc Visual VRA-206, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image & Recorded Sound Division, The New York Public Library

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Image: Survival of an Aesthetic: New Female Voices in Black Literature, 1983. Art and Artifacts Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.

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Special Thanks

The #SchomburgSyllabus is made possible through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s generous support for the #SchomburgSyllabus project, and the Community Webs program, which is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Internet Archive, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.