Meets the following requirements: HS   

This survey of African American literature from its origins in the slave narrative to the present vivid prose of some of America's best writers considers the impact of slavery and race consciousness on literary form and power.  Readings include letters, essays, poems, short stories, and novels of some of the following authors:  Phillis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Pauline Hopkins, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison. 

Level:  Intermediate.   Prerequisite:  a previous literature course or permission of the instructor.   Offered every other year.  *HS*