Dark Symphony: Negro Literature in America

Publisher Marketing: Ninety-one selections from major Negro writings of the 19th and 20th centuries prefaced by an introduction to each author. Contributor Bio:  Emanuel, James A Emanuel is Assistant Professor of English at the City College of the City University of New York. Contributor Bio:  Gross, Theodore L President Emeritus of Roosevelt University, Theodore L. Gross is the author or editor of fifteen books and numerous articles on literature and education. His major publications include "Academic Turmoil: The Reality and Promise of Open Education, Dark Symphony: Negro Literature in America, "and "The Heroic Ideal in American Literature. "He has served as a faculty member or administrator at the City College of New York, the Pennsylvania State University, the State University of New York at Purchase, and the University of Nancy in France. Gross served as president of Roosevelt University from 1988 to 2002.