A Study Guide for Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; char

A source of controversy upon its 1929 publication, this novel was the first to openly address color prejudice among black Americans. The author, an active membe

This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore

Zora Neale Hurston brings us Black America’s folklore as only she can, putting the oral history on the written page with grace and understanding. This new edi

The acclaimed author of Their Eyes Were Watching God relates her experiences as an African American woman in early-twentieth-century America. In this autobiogra