While researching his biography of Ralph Ellison, Lawrence P. Jackson found a huge gap in African American literature–a gap in how it is studied and taught. Students of American literature are taught about the Harlem Renaissance, but what existed between this period and the later writers of the Civil Rights Period? Who were the writers of the in between years? Why haven’t they been studied as a cohesive group? With The Indignant Generation, Jackson finally gives voice to this generation of writers and their staunch supporters.

Emory University has recorded two podcasts with Jackson — one in which he discusses his new book The Indignant Generation, and the other in which he reads from the book. Click over to give them a listen.