Joe turner's Come and Gone - Center Stage

Bibliogr aphy
History
Candaele, Kerry. Bound for Glory, 1919–1930. Philadelphia, 1997.
—From the Milestones in Black American History series, a fairly detailed young adults’ guide to the Great Migration with many
period photographs.
Cooper, Michael L. Bound for the Promised Land: The Great Black Migration. New York, 1995.
—An illustrated survey of the world of the South from which Black migrants fled and the Northern cities to which they flocked,
featuring both opportunities and obstacles; aimed at young adult readers.
Franklin, John Hope and Moss, Jr., Alfred A. From Slavery to Freedom. New York, 2005.
—Wonderfully detailed history and chronology of African Americans, usefully broken down into very specific categories—
including aspects of African culture in the Diaspora and the spectrum of experience geographically—North and South,
continental and Caribbean—over time.
Gottleib, Peter. Making Their Own Way. Chicago, 1987.
—From the Blacks in the New World series, a study of Southern Blacks’ migration to and arrival in Pittsburgh between 1916 and
1930, placed within the larger context of the Great Migration as a whole and the changing American urban landscape.
Sernet, Milton C. Bound for the Promised Land. Durham, NC, 1997.
—A comprehensive, somewhat dense study of the period of and around the Migration, particularly focusing on the role of
religion and spirituality and the exodus’ impact on them.
Trotter, Joe William and Smith, Eric Ledell, eds. African Americans in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, 1997.
—Chronological overview of Black Pennsylvania, from Colonial to modern times.
August Wilson
Bogumil, Mary L. Understanding August Wilson. Columbia, SC, 1999.
—Useful brief overview of the writer and his works.
Bryer, Jackson R. and Hartig, Mary C., eds. Conversations with August Wilson. Jackson, MS, 2006.
—A wide-ranging and fairly up-to-date array of interviews and conversations with the playwright.
Shannon, Sandra D. The Dramatic Vision of August Wilson. Washington, 1995.
—Critical studies of six of the plays, and perspective on Wilson’s writing as a whole.
Influences
Turner, Elizabeth Hutton, ed. Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series. Washington, 1993.
—Based on the Phillips Collection exhibition of the same title, a gorgeous rendering of some of the landmark images Lawrence
created in response to the Great Migration.
Fine, Ruth. The Art of Romare Bearden. Washington, 2003.
—Illustrated exhibition catalogue from the National Gallery of Art, including biographical material and some incisive critical
essays on the life, art, and impact of Bearden—a major source of inspiration for Joe Turner and Wilson’s work in general.
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