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African American Literature After 1950

Dictionary of Literary Biography via the Literature Resource Center

Afro-American Fiction Writers After 1955 1984. Rutgers-restricted Access

Afro-American Poets Since 1955 1985. Rutgers-restricted Access

Afro-American Writers After 1955: Dramatists and Prose Writers 1985. Rutgers-restricted Access

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers: Yolanda Williams Page, Editor. 2 vols. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 2007.; Entries include a biographical profile, major works, critical reception, and a bibliography of works by and about the author. Available?

Encyclopedia of African American Writing: Shari Dorantes Hatch. 2nd edition. Mellerton, Grey House Publishing, 2009.; Over 700 entries on individual writers, as well as on related topics and movements. Rutgers-restricted Access

African American National Biography: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, editors. New York, Oxford University Press, 2008.; Multivolume encyclopedia with supplements. Available?

Finding Books About Specific Authors

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