The Spartan Literary Collection
Celebrating the published works and intellectual legacy of our esteemed alumni.
Spartan Authors
Spartans are not only Warriors some are also Writers
"The Sumner Story"
by Wilma J. Bonner, Sandra Freelain, Dwight Henderson, Johnnieque B. Love, and Eugene M. Williams
"History of Black Education in Kansas City, Kansas"
by William W. Boone
"Brighter Sun"
by Greene B. Buster
"Rattlebone"
by Maxine Clair
"Journal of Historical Research In Music Education"
by Jared Diamond
"The Man Behind The Baton"
by William P. Foster
"The DeGraftenreed Family Dynasty 1825 to 1969"
by Arthur D. Greene, Jr.
"A Search For Equal Justice by African American Lawyers"
by Dr. Jacob U. Gordon and Elmer C. Jackson, Esq.
"By Any Other Name"
by Gigi Gossett
Forward by Nikki Giovanni
"On The Right Track"
by Ernest Greene, Sr. and Audrey Greene-Nesby
"Diversity Blues" (How to shake them)
by Dr. Gladys Gossett Hankins
"The Keeper and the Kept"
by Maurice B. Harris
"The North End, A Memoir"
by Albert James Hobson
"Perfect From The Inside Out"
by Rev. Jerry Houston
"A Search For Equal Justice by African American Lawyers"
by Elmer C. Jackson, Esq. and Dr. Jacob U. Gordon
"The I Can Kid"
by Dorothy Kempt-Clark
(Dorothy's book was used by the Kansas City, Missouri School District.)
"My Father's Words, A Century Later"
by Dorothy R. McField
"The Trouble I've Seen"
by Julius McLaurin
"To Heaven Through Hell"
by Cordell D. Meeks
"Black Male Violence"
by Rev. Dr. John R. Porter
"From Stressed to Blessed"
by Frances Bradley Robinson
"Reasons to Persist"
by Frances Bradley Robinson
"And So I Sing"
by Rosalyn Story
"INEVITABLE: THE HISTORY OF THE BETA LAMBDA CHAPTER, ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC, JANUARY 19TH, 1919 - JANUARY 19TH, 2019 AND BEYOND"
by Howard A. Berry
(Available on Amazon.com)
"A Search For Equal Justice by African American Lawyers – A History of the National Bar Association"
by Elmer C. Jackson, Jr., Esq. (Class of 1929) and Dr. Jacob U. Gordon
"All Together Now Quindaro Township 1856”
by Karen French PH.D, Class of 1970
“American Safari”
by Dr. Adolphus C. Favor, Jr., M.D., Class of 1962
“An Introduction to African American English and Native American Languages”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
"And So I Sing”
by Rosalyn Story, Class of 1968
“Black Language in the English-Speaking Caribbean and the United States: History, Use and Education”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
“Black Linguistics: Language, Society, and Politics in Africa and the Americas”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class 0f 1961
“Black Male Violence”
by Rev. John R. Porter, PHd, by 1953
"Brighter Sun"
by Greene B. Buster, Teacher and Vice Principal (1904-1947)
"By Any Other Name"
by Gigi Gossett, Class of 1960
Forward by Nikki Giovanni
“Destined to Soar”
by Esther Laura Ross, Class of 1971
"Diversity Blues" (How to shake them)
by Dr. Gladys Gossett-Hankins, Class of 1960
“Finding Alpha and Omega”
by Esther Laura Ross, Class of 1971
“From Stressed to Blessed” (a personal memoir)
by Frances Bradley-Robinson, Class 1962
“Heaven Sent”
by Shery Greene, Class of 1962
"History of Black Education in Kansas City, Kansas"
by William W. Boone, Class of 1920
“It’s About Time”
by Dorothy McField, Class of 1952
“It All Begins With Self”
by Delano Lewis, Class of 1956
"Journal of Historical Research In Music Education"
by Jared Diamond, Class of
“Languages and Dialects in the U.S.: An Introduction To the Linguistics of Diversity: Focus on Diversity and Linguistics”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
"Matter of Facts – Afro American”
by Dr. Edward Beasley, PHd., Class of ?
"My Grandfather’s Words A Century Later”
by Dorothy R. McField, Class of 1953
“My Wonderful Year”
by Zatella Turner, Class of 1927
“No Condition Is Permanent”
by Delano Lewis, Class of 1956
"On The Right Track"
by Ernest Greene, Sr. and Audrey Greene-Nesby, Class of 1960
"Perfect From The Inside Out"
by Rev. Jerry Houston, Class of 1970
“Race and Ideology, An Introduction”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
“Race and Ideology: Language, Symbolism, And Popular Culture”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
“Racially Based Negative Connotations”
by John H. Manning, Class of 1962
"Rattlebone"
by Maxine Smith-Clair, Class of 1957
‘Reason to Persist” (Biography of Grandfather)
by Frances Bradley-Robinson, Class of 1962
“Released, Delivered and Alive”
by Esther Laura Ross, Class of 1971
Teaching “Minorities: About Language and Culture, Race and Ideology”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
"The DeGraftenreed Family Dynasty 1825 to 1969"
by Arthur D. Greene, Jr., Class of ?
“The Education Crisis”
by Arierta Mobiley, Class of 1920
“The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
"The I Can Kid"
by Dorothy Kempt-Clark, Class of 1948
(Dorothy's book was used by the Kansas City, Missouri School District.)
"The Keeper and the Kept"
by Maurice B. Harris, Class of 1960
"The Man Behind The Baton"
by William P. Foster, Class of 1937
"The North End, A Memoir"
by Albert James Hobson, Class of 1958
“The Rise and Fall of Western University”
by Orrin Murray Sr., Class of 1918
“The Structure and Status of Pidgins and Creoles”
by Arthur K. Spears, Class of 1961
"The Sumner Story"
by Wilma J. Freelain-Bonner (Class ’64), Sandra Freelain (Class ’63), Dwight Henderson (Class ’63) Johnnieque B. Love (Class ’63), and Eugene M. Williams (Class ’62)
"The Trouble I’ve Seen”
by Julius McLaurian, Class of 1939
“To Heaven Through Hell”
by Cordell D Meeks, Sr., Class of 1932
“Two Trails Across Kansas”
by Henry Harris, Class of ?
“Up From the Bottom”
by Lee Roy Pitts, Sr., Class of 1950 and 1951
"Waiting for My Ride “
by Willie Simon, Class of 1972
“What Happened to the Black Revolution”
by Shery Greene, Class of 1962
"W.O.W. – Words of Wisdom”
by Bishop John L. Brown, Sr., Class of 1973
“You Are A Blessing To Me”
by Brenda C. Jones, Class of 1964