History Main / LiteraryWorksByAfricanAmericanAuthors

* ''AkataWitch'' by NnediOkorafor

* ''NativeSon'' by Richard Wright

* ''{{Beloved}}'' by ToniMorrison

* ''{{Literature/Push}}'' by Sapphire

* ''TheirEyesWereWatchingGod'' by ZoraNealeHurston

* The ''{{Patternist}}'' series by OctaviaButler

* ''Literature/MosesTheChroniclesOfHarrietTubman by Balogun Ojetade

* ''Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman'' by Balogun

* ''Literature/{{Dhalgren}}'' by Samuel R. Delany

YAFiction:

* RollOfThunderHearMyCry by Mildred DeLois Taylor

* ''TheColorPurple'' by AliceWalker

* ARaisinInTheSun

* '''NativeSon'' by Richard Wright

* The AfricanImmortals series by TananariveDue
* ''Literature/DreambloodDuology by N. K. Jemsin

* ''{{Patternist}}'' series by OctaviaButler
* ''Zahrah the Windseeker'' by NnediOkorafor
* ''Literature/TheShadowSpeaker'' by NnediOkorafor
* ''Long Juju Man''by NnediOkorafor
* ''Literature/WhoFearsDeath'' by NnediOkorafor
* ''AkataWitch'' by NnediOkorafor

* ''Literature/{{Dhalgren}}'' by Samuel R. Delany
* '' Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad'' by Minister Faust.

* WaitingToExhale by Terri McMillian
* GettingToHappy by Terri McMillian

* InheritanceTrilogy by N.K. Jemsin

* The AfricanImmortals series by TananariveDue

* ''{{Push}}'' by Sapphire

* ''{{Roots}}'' by Alex Hayley

* TheColdestWinterEver by Sista Soulja
* MidnightAGangsterLoveStory by Sista Soulja

RollOfThunderHearMyCry by Mildred DeLois Taylor
LetTheCircleBeUnbroken by Mildred DeLois Taylor

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Themes of racial identity may also take precedence - older works tend to deal with the complexities of [[PassFail passing]] and modern works tend to deal with assimilation versus keeping one's identity, and class divides within the community. Contemporary fiction may focus on colorism, feminism, the centrality of the church, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_fiction urban life]]. Historical fiction may deal with slavery, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws Jim Crow]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_%28African_American%29 the great migration]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Africanism Pan Africanism movement]], and the Civil Rights movement. Also called AfricanAmericanLiterature

Themes of racial identity may also take precedence - older works tend to deal with the complexities of [[PassFail passing]] and modern works tend to deal with assimilation versus keeping one's identity, and class divides within the community. Contemporary fiction may focus on colorism, feminism, the centrality of the church, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_fiction urban life]]. Historical fiction may deal with slavery, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws Jim Crow]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_%28African_American%29 the great migration]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Africanism Pan Africanism movement]], and the Civil Rights movement.

* Ellison's ''InvisibleMan''

Themes of racial identity may also take precedence - older works tend to deal with the complexities of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_%28racial_identity%29 passing]] and modern works tend to deal with assimilation versus keeping one's identity, and class divides within the community. Contemporary fiction may focus on colorism, feminism, the centrality of the church, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_fiction urban life]]. Historical fiction may deal with slavery, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws Jim Crow]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_%28African_American%29 the great migration]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Africanism Pan Africanism movement]], and the Civil Rights movement.

* RealWifeysOnTheGrind by Mink Meesha

Some works make use of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAVE African American Vernacular English]] and others employ characters that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching code switch]]

African Americans have created a rich and diverse literary culture from the time of the slave narrative to today, with its own literary movements and tropes. This index collects this literature. Often tackling subjects such as racism, slavery, family, religion, and class. Themes of racial identity may also take precedence - older works tend to deal with the complexities of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_%28racial_identity%29 passing]] and modern works tend to deal with assimilation versus keeping one's identity and class divides within the community. Contemporary fiction may focus on colorism, feminism, the centrality of the church, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_fiction urban life]]. Historical fiction may deal with slavery, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws Jim Crow]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Migration_%28African_American%29 the great migration]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Africanism Pan Africanism movement]], and the Civil Rights movement.

* RealWifeysOnTheGrind by Mink Meesha

* ''The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemsin

* ''Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman'' by

* {{Dhalgren}} by Steve Delany