If you are watching HBO's Lovecraft Country, you might enjoy some of these books, films, and articles. Let us know if we've missed any.
NYPL hosted author Matt Ruff in conversation with librarian and Tor.com critic Alexandria Brown for a discussion on the book, legacies of racism in the horror genre, and the newly adapted HBO series.
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Matt Ruff’s book explores the connection between H.P. Lovecraft’s horror stories and racism during the Jim Crow era of the United States.
“The Call of the Cthulhu” by H.P. Lovecraft
Written in 1926 and first published in 1928, the short story is one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most famous and includes the introduction of the cosmic entity known as the Cthulhu.
Wrongfully imprisoned for 14 years, Edmond Dantès escapes to the island of Monte Cristo. What awaits him there is a fortune in gold--and a new identity with which to pursue his revenge and redemption.
Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
In a collection of science fiction essays is author Octavia E. Butler’s famous work, Bloodchild, a story about the bond between an alien race and humans. The insect-like aliens impregnate human males on a foreign planet.
In a collection of science fiction essays is author Octavia E. Butler’s famous work, Bloodchild, a story about the bond between an alien race and humans. The insect-like aliens impregnate human males on a foreign planet.
Paradise by Toni Morrison
The 1997 novel by acclaimed author Toni Morrison tells the story of the genesis of Ruby, an all-Black town founded by descendants of freed slaves, and the group of Convent women who come into the crosshairs of nine men from Ruby.
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"Emmett Till offers the first truly comprehensive account of the 1955 murder and its aftermath. It tells the story of Emmett Till, the fourteen-year-old African American boy from Chicago brutally lynched for a harmless flirtation at a country store in the Mississippi Delta. ..."--provided by publisher.
Invisible man : Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem
"It is relatively unknown that the photographer Gordon Parks was close friends with Ralph Ellison, author of the acclaimed 1952 novel Invisible Man. Even less known is the fact that their common vision of racial injustices, coupled with a shared belief in the communicative power of photography, inspired collaboration on two important projects, in 1948 and 1952.
Gordon Parks: how the photographer captured black and white America / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrations by Jamey Christoph.
FILMS
O.J.: Made in America
The Oscar-winning documentary by Ezra Edelman for ESPN looked at the intersection of race and celebrity through the rise of O.J. Simpson, his subsequent murder trial following the death of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, his acquittal of the charges, and his later imprisonment on robbery charges.
Created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, starring Jurnee Smollett and with music from John Legend, Underground followed a group of slaves banding together to escape along the Underground Railroad in the 1850s.
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. examined the rise—and impact—of the Black Panther Party in this
documentary film.
documentary film.
Articles
Published in The New York Times in June 2020, poet Carolyn Randall Williams’ opinion piece about the destruction of Confederate monuments calls on readers to see the history of Black Americans, the Civil War and ensuing Jim Crow laws beyond statutes. The author details her genealogy and why, she, a Black woman, is a walking reminder of the Civil War.
“The American Dream and the American Negro” by James Baldwin
Writer James Baldwin took part in a debate with William F. Buckley at The Cambridge Union in 1965. The two tackled whether the American dream was achieved at the expense of Black Americans
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