Magill's Choice

This title profiles important African American writers in all genres. Fromslave narratives to abolitionist tracts, from the Harlem Renaissance ofthe 1920's to the Black Arts movement of the 1960's and 1970's, African American writers have always influenced literature in the UnitedStates. Its scope and coverage: Notable African American Writerscompiles 80 essays on great novelists, poets, playwrights, short-storywriters, and writers of nonfiction from colonial America to today.Students, librarians and teachers will find a comprehensive overview ofeach author's biography and literary career as well as ready-referencelistings of their major works in all genres