1. :
From: POETS FOR YOUNG ADULTS

2. The Life of Alice Walker
From: ALICE WALKER

3. The Life of Ernest J. Gaines
From: Ernest J. Gaines

4. The Life of Gloria Naylor
From: Gloria Naylor

5. The Life of Walter Mosley
From: Walter Mosley

6. 1920s
From: Race Relations in the United States, 1920–1940

7. 1950s
From: Race Relations in the United States, 1940–1960

8. Genres
From: Ernest J. Gaines

9. Literary Heritage
From: Walter Mosley

10. Catherine Carmier (1964)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

11. Major Influences
From: The Harlem Renaissance

12. Of Love and Dust (1967)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

13. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

14. Women of the Harlem Renaissance
From: The Harlem Renaissance

15. In My Father’s House (1978)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

16. Literature
From: The Harlem Renaissance

17. A Gathering of Old Men (1983)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

18. A Lesson Before Dying (1994)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

19. The Short Stories: Bloodline (1968)
From: Ernest J. Gaines

20. Abella, Alex (1950– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

21. Adams, Jenoyne (born 1972).
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

22. Adisa, Opal Palmer (1954– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

23. African American Children's Fiction
From: Free within Ourselves

24. African American Contemporary Realistic Fiction
From: Free within Ourselves

25. African American Historical Fiction
From: Free within Ourselves

26. Aisha Ford
From: 100 Most Popular African American Authors

27. ALBERT FRENCH
From: Contemporary African American Novelists

28. ALBERT MURRAY
From: Contemporary African American Novelists

29. Alcántara Almánzar, José (1946– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

30. Alers, Rochelle (born 1943).
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

31. Alex Haley
From: 100 Most Popular African American Authors

32. Alexis, Jacques Stephen (1922–61)
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

33. Alexs D. Pate
From: 100 Most Popular African American Authors

34. Alfau Galván de Solalinde, Jesusa (1890–1943)
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

35. ALICE CHILDRESS
From: Contemporary African American Novelists

36. ALICE CHILDRESS (1916–1994)
From: Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

37. ALICE CHILDRESS (1920– )
From: Writers of Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults

38. ALICE RANDALL (1959– )
From: Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

39. Alice Walker
From: 100 Most Popular African American Authors

40. ALICE WALKER
From: Contemporary African American Novelists

41. ALICE WALKER (1944– )
From: Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

42. Alice Wootson
From: 100 Most Popular African American Authors

43. Allen, Clarissa Minnie Thompson (?–?)
From: Writing African American Women

44. Allfrey, Phyllis Shand (1908– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

45. Alonso, Dora (1910–2001)
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

46. Alvarez, Julia (1950– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

47. AMELIA E. JOHNSON (1858–1922)
From: Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

48. Amos, Robyn (born 1971).
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

49. Anderson, Mignon Holland (born 1945).
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

50. ANDREA LEE
From: Contemporary African American Novelists