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Read through a theological lens, the classics of Black literature, like Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, can point us toward a rich and profound answer.
Ralph Ellison defined America through literature. He belongs in classrooms. Ellison’s curriculums rightly prompted students to grapple with their country and its culture.
The last line of Ralph Ellison's novel 'Invisible Man' holds significant meaning and connection to the title and themes of the story. It explores the ...
Esteemed American novelist Ralph Ellison is best remembered for "The Invisible Man." A new book honors his photography.
Ralph Ellison was the first African American author to win the National Book Award. Here are quotes from Ellison on race, identity and humanity.
In 1952, the photographer Gordon Parks worked with Ralph Ellison to translate the writer’s novel, “ Invisible Man,” published earlier that year, into a series of images for Life magazine.
Ralph and his wife, Fanny McConnell Ellison, with copies of “Invisible Man,” circa 1952. Ralph Ellison Papers, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The Hammer Museum’s new program series, “Revisiting Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man,'” begins Tuesday and runs every Tuesday until May 18. Through group discussions and a final panel with ...
WIth protests continuing across the country in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Scott Simon turns to Ralph Ellison's classic novel Invisible Man for wisdom.
Arguably unique in American literature, Ralph Ellison became nearly as well known for what he didn’t publish as for what he did. His towering achievement, “Invisible Man” (1952), which won ...