1. :
From: POETS FOR YOUNG ADULTS

2. GEORGE FITZHUGH (1806–1881)
From: Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

3. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811–1896)
From: Shapers of the Great Debate on the Civil War

4. “A Genius of the South”: An American Genius
From: Zora Neale Hurston

5. “Coming Out More Than Conquer”: Spirituality, Empowerment, Freedom, and Peace
From: Zora Neale Hurston

6. Growing up in South Philadelphia
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

7. The Life of Alice Walker
From: ALICE WALKER

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

9. The Life of Gloria Naylor
From: Gloria Naylor

10. The Life of Toni Morrison
From: Toni Morrison

11. The Life of Walter Mosley
From: Walter Mosley

12. 1770–1900: Out of the House of Bondage
From: The Negro Vanguard

13. 1900–1936: Cloud by Day and Fire by Night
From: The Negro Vanguard

14. 1920s
From: Race Relations in the United States, 1920–1940

15. 1930s
From: Race Relations in the United States, 1920–1940

16. 1936–1959: Behold the Promised Land
From: The Negro Vanguard

17. 1950s
From: Race Relations in the United States, 1940–1960

18. Genres
From: Ernest J. Gaines

19. Literary Heritage
From: Walter Mosley

20. Writing out of the Ghetto
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

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

22. Major Influences
From: The Harlem Renaissance

23. On the Way to Paris
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

24. Maturing in Europe
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

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

26. Political Activists
From: The Harlem Renaissance

27. From Paris to Africa
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

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

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

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

31. Literature
From: The Harlem Renaissance

32. Return to Paris and America
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

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

34. Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
From: Portrait of an Expatriate

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

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

37. : A
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry

38. : A
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry

39. Álvarez Nazario, Manuel (1924–2001)
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

40. Étienne, Franck (1936– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

41. Étienne, Gérard (1936– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

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

43. Abernathy, Ralph David (1926–1990).
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature

44. About the Author
From: Punchlines

45. Abu-Jamal, Mumia (23 April 1954–)
From: African Americans in the Media Today

46. Acosta, Agustín (1886–1979)
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

47. Acosta, Iván (1943– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

48. Ada, Alma Flor (1938– )
From: Encyclopedia of Caribbean Literature, Volume 1, A-L

49. Adams, Elizabeth Laura (1909-)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multiethnic American Literature

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