Calvin C. Hernton

Calvin C Hernton (1933 - 2001) is an American sociologist, poet and author.

He was born in Chattanooga Tennessee, USA in 28 April 1932. He studied at Tallageda University and Fisk University. He was a Professor of African-American Studies at Oberlin College. He retired in 1999 and died on 30 September 2001.

Bibliography

Fiction
* Scarecrow (1974)

Non-Fiction

* "Sex and Racism in America" (1965)
* "White Papers for White Americans" (1966)
* "Coming Together: Black Power, White Hatred, and Sexual Hang-ups" (1966)
* "The Sexual Mountain and Black Women Writers: Adventures in Sex, Literature, and Real Life" (1987)

Poetry

* "The Coming of Chronos to the House of Nightsong: An Epical Narrative of the South" (1964)
* "Medicine Man: Collected Poems" (1976)
* "The Red Crab Gang and Black River Poems" (with Carla Bank, 1999)

External links

* [http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/authors/bio.jsp?authorId=117 Brief biography]