This course provides a detailed overview of some of the most seminal works by famous African American writers, such as James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, and Maya Angelou.
Overview
Syllabus
- Ch 1. The Works of Zora Neale Hurston
- Ch 2. The Works of James Baldwin
- Ch 3. The Works of Richard Wright
- Ch 4. The Works of Maya Angelou
- Ch 5. The Works of James Weldon Johnson
- Ch 6. The Works of Claude McKay
- Ch 7. The Works of Gloria Naylor
- Ch 8. The Works of Alice Walker
- Ch 9. The Works of Octavia Butler
- Ch 10. The Works of Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ch 11. The Works of Colson Whitehead
- Ch 12. The Works of Ernest J. Gaines
- Ch 13. The Works of Audre Lorde
- Ch 14. The Works of August Wilson
- Ch 15. The Watsons Go to Birmingham Chapter Summaries