Lawrence P. Jackson (NHC Fellow, 2004–05)

Project Title

A Song in the Front Yard: A Cultural History of African American Writers and Critics, 1935-1960

Emory University

Fellowship Work Summary, 2004–05

Lawrence P. Jackson revised one chapter and wrote three chapters for his book Song in the Front Yard: A Cultural History of African American Writers and Critics, 1935-1960 and two essays, "1989: A Year as a Man in the Street" and "To Danville."

Genre > Memoirs

My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War

History / Slavery / Families / American History / African Americans / Genealogy / Slave Narratives /

Genre > Monographs

The Indignant Generation: A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics, 1934-1960

Literature / History / Literary Criticism / African Americans / African American Literature / African American History / Harlem Renaissance / American Civil Rights Movement /