Contemporary Drama
Example of Contemporary Drama: A Raisin in the Sun
Background info on events dealt with in A Raisin in the Sun
Harlem YouTube
- Jim Crow
- Brown vs. Board of Education YouTube
- Brown vs. Board of Education vs. Topeka, Kansas
- Great Migration
Harlem YouTube
Photo of Barrymore Theater at play's first-run on Broadway
Contemporary Novels
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (her bio)
"Rules of the Game" from The Joy Luck Club
Contemporary Poetry
Poetry Soup Famous Poems and Poets Poetry Archive Poetry 180 Poetry Out Loud |
Contemporary Poems
"Those Winter Sundays" By Robert Hayden
Contemporary Gothic
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
By Joyce Carol Oates |