Encyclopedia of African-American Writing, Fourth Edition

A timely survey of an important sector of American letters, this fourth edition of The Encyclopedia of African-American Writing covers the role and influence of African-American cultural leaders, from all walks of life, from the 17th century to the present. Readers will explore what inspired various African- American writers to create poems, plays, short stories, novels, essays, opinion pieces and numerous other works, and how those writings contributed to American culture.