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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
Listing the most famous African-American female authors and excluding Toni Morrison (1931-2019) is impossible. She is one of the most celebrated voices in literature. Morrison is best known for ...
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.
Author August 1, 1970 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou: August 17, 1976 Roots: The Saga of an American Family: Alex Haley: April 12, 1981 Tar Baby: Toni Morrison: 1984 The Color Purple: Alice Walker: January 25, 1987 Fatherhood: Bill Cosby: August 16, 1987 Time Flies: Bill Cosby: May 8, 1988 Beloved: Toni Morrison: May 8, 1988 ...
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 ...
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)