This six-part series introduces students to six of America’s most highly acclaimed contemporary writers: Charles Johnson, Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, Alice Walker, John Edgar Wideman, and August Wilson.
This program traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s.
Primary source documents centered on the study of slavery, the African American experience and world history spanning from 1490 to 2007. Includes original manuscripts, pamphlets, books, paintings, maps, and images.
Compiled by the Detroit Public Library, this selected list of books by or about African Americans is a good starting place for contemporary African American literature.
