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Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963), award-winning author of books for children and adolescents, including "Brown Girl Dreaming" David Wright (born 1964) Jay Wright (born 1935), poet; Kelly Wright, author of Outed Obsession and Fatal Fixation; Richard Wright (1908–1960), writer of novels, short stories, poems and non-fiction; Sarah E. Wright, novelist
African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797) was an African man who wrote The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, an autobiography published in 1789 that became one of the first influential works about the transatlantic slave trade and the experiences of enslaved Africans.
As Black History Month begins, ... Set over over four decades and steeped in a rich tradition of American literature informed by Black surrealism, mythology, and spirituality, the novel is a ...
One of the earliest Black classic books on this list, “The Souls of Black Folk,” is a 1903 collection of essays by Harvard-educated scholar and author W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963).
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 ...
The works of these writers span multiple genres, from historical fiction to memoirs to sci-fi. You know what they say: […] 15 Black authors whose books you need to read