African American literature

African American literature | History, Books, Authors, Characteristics ...

African American literature is the body of literature written by Americans of African descent. Beginning in the pre-Revolutionary War period, African ...

African-American literature - Wikipedia

African American writers have been recognized by the highest awards, including the Nobel Prize given to Toni Morrison in 1993. Among the themes and issues ...

African American Literature: 30 Must-Read Books from the Past ...

We'll take you through 30 essential works from the past hundred years, from classic novels ripe for rediscovery to contemporary collections on the cutting edge ...

African American Fiction Classics | Penguin Random House

Revisit classic books by African American authors that have resonated with readers around the world. These beloved novels by literary giants such as James ...

African American Literature - Library at UNC School of the Arts

In this guide you will find a comprehensive list of resources both physical and electronic to help you explore seminal texts in the African-American canon.

African American Literature Book Club's 100 Favorite African ...

We are creating a new list, expanding our original scope beyond African-Americans, to include Black authors regardless of their nationality.

Popular African American Literature Books: Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God Want to Read

Brief History of African-American Literature. Part 1. Slave Narratives

Slave narratives were mostly autobiographical in nature and gave an account of the person's experiences, their escape from slavery, and their ...

Five Black Pioneers of American Literature - Domtar

Five Black Pioneers of American Literature · Recent Posts · Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) · Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784) · William Wells Brown (ca. 1814-1884).

African American Literature: Themes & Example | Vaia

A broad focus of African American literature is to discuss issues such as identity, history, and the African American experience.

SCSU Hilton C. Buley Library: African American Literature Resources

This guide contains books, periodicals and databases in Buley Library as well as web sites on African American Literature.

Seeing American History through African American Literature | Omnia

For Black History Month, Dagmawi Woubshet of English recommends readings from his Introduction to African American Literature course.

African American literature - 19th, 20th Centuries | Britannica

African American poetry developed along two paths after 1880. The traditionalists were led by Albery Allson Whitman, who made his fame among Black readers with ...

African American Literature & History - Library of America

The James Baldwin Collection (three-book boxed set) Jim Crow: Voices from a Century of Struggle LOA N°376 The Frederick Douglass Collection (boxed set)

A Brief History of Early African American Literature Part I - Biblio.com

There is a rich history of African American Literature – a treasure trove full of big sparkly diamonds as well as hidden gems.

African American literature - New World Encyclopedia

To represent the African American perspective of slavery, a number of former slaves such as Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass wrote slave narratives, which ...

Givens Collection of African American Literature

The Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature consists of over 10000 books, magazines, and pamphlets by or about African Americans.

33 Books by Contemporary Black Authors | Penguin Random House

Read some of the best fiction by contemporary Black authors, including stories by Victor LaValle, Akwaeke Emezi, Bryan Washington, Zadie Smith, and more.

Online Resources - African American Literature - Research Guides

AALBC.com (African American Literature Book Club) is the oldest, largest, and most frequently visited, web site dedicated to books by or about people of ...

Pan–African American Literature - Rutgers University Press

Pan-African American Literature is dedicated to charting the contours of literature by African born or identified authors centered around life in the United ...