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Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), author of Our Nig and the first African-American novelist; Kathy Y. Wilson (died 2022), journalist, columnist, playwright, and commentator; William Julius Wilson (born 1935), author of When Work Disappears, The Truly Disadvantaged, and The Declining Significance of Race
Ralph Ellison (1913-1994) was a Black author known for writing “Invisible Man,” the 1953 National Book Award winner and an influential work in American literature.
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This stunning autobiography may be the best-known work by Maya Angelou (1928-2014), the Black American poet and civil rights activist, but it’s actually the first in a seven-book series.
Denise Monique (born 1977), author of "Despite My Odds: A Memoir," published February 2020 E. Frederic Morrow (c. 1906–1994), author of Black Man in the White House , a memoir of his years as the first African American appointed to a president's administrations (1955–1960)
Monique Ilboudo (born 1959) is an author and human rights activist from, Burkina Faso; Jowhor Ile (born 1980), Nigeria; Eddie Iroh, Nigeria; Moses Isegawa (born 1963), Uganda; Festus Iyayi (born 1947), Nigeria
These Black screenwriters, poets, authors, and songwriters have left an indelible mark on readers everywhere.View Entire Post ›
African American literature has both been influenced by the great African diasporic heritage [7] and shaped it in many countries. It has been created within the larger realm of post-colonial literature, although scholars distinguish between the two, saying that "African American literature differs from most post-colonial literature in that it is written by members of a minority community who ...