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African American Literature
The interest in the study of African American literature has resulted in a huge increase in the number of reference resources to organize, emphasize, and recognize these important writers and their works. The following guide is a list of starting points for learning more about this area of literature. For additional information, consult a reference librarian.
Authors
| African American Writers | PS 153 N5 A344 1991 REF | |
| Black American Women Fiction Writers | PS 374 N4 B57 1995 REF | |
| Black American Women Poets and Dramatists | PS 153 N5 B547 1996 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Contemporary Black American Fiction Writers | PS 374 N4 C66 1995 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Contemporary Black American Poets and Dramatists | PS 153 N5 C66 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Major Modern Black American Writers | PS 153 M245 1995 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Modern African American Writers | PS 374 N4 M63 1994 REF | |
| Modern Black American Fiction Writers | PS 374 N4 M63 1995 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Modern Black American Poets and Dramatists | PS 153 N5 M63 1995 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Children and Young Adult Literature Books by African-American Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults | Z 1037 W 672 1991 | |
| Young Adult Fiction by African American Writers 1968-1993 | PS 153 N5 K88 1996 REF |
Criticism
| Black Literature Criticism 4 vols. | PS 153 N5 B556 REF |
| Oxford Companion to African American Literature | PS 153 N5 O96 1997 REF |
Literary Periods
| Afro-American Writers Before the Harlem Renaissance | PN 501 D5 V.50 REF | Dictionary of Literary Biography Series (DLB) |
| Afro-American Writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940 | PN 501 D5 V.51 REF | Dictionary of Literary Biography Series (DLB) |
| Black American Poets and Dramatists Before the Harlem Renaissance | PS 153 N5 B533 1994 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Black American Poets and Dramatist of the Harlem Renaissance | PS 153 N5 B5335 1995 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Black American Prose Writers Before the Harlem Renaissance | PS 366 A35 B57 1994 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Black American Prose Writers of the Harlem Renaissance | PS 366 A35 B58 1994 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
| Major Black American Writers Through the Harlem Renaissance | PS 153 N5 M243 1995 REF | Located on Index Table 5A |
Summaries
| Masterplots II: African American Literature Series | PS 153 N5 M2645 1994 REF | Kept behind reference desk |
