Notable African American Writers

From slave narratives to abolitionist tracts, from the HarlemRenaissance of the 1920's to the Black Arts movement of the 1960'sand 1970's, African American writers have always influenced literaturein the United States.Notable African American Writers compiles 80 essays on great novelists,poets, playwrights, short-story writers, and writers of nonfictionfrom colonial America to today. Students, librarians and teacherswill find a comprehensive overview of each author's biography andliterary career as well as ready-reference listings of their majorworks in all genres.Salem Press Editors is the author of 'Notable African American Writers', published 2006 under ISBN 9781587652721 and ISBN 1587652722.