African American Studies at Beinecke Library

Collections, events, and news from the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters.
  • American Literature: Collection Histories

    September 25, 2022

    Articles about archives in the Yale Collection of American Literature and the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection from the Yale University Library Gazette...
  • Digital project supports ‘bibliographic turn’ in Black literary studies

    August 11, 2022

  • Brava! at the Beinecke shines spotlight on women in theater

    February 28, 2022

  • Jonathan Edwards and slavery: An interview with Edwards Center Director Kenneth Minkema

    February 23, 2022

  • Students present research detailing Yale’s history with slavery (Yale Daily News)

    February 4, 2022