Wednesday, October 8
2:21 am    School begins at 7:45 AM

African-American Literature focuses on the development of black writing in America from folklore to contemporary fiction. Among the works studied are: Margaret Walker’s Jubilee, selections from Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery, W.E.B. DuBois’s Souls of Black Folk, Richard Wright’s Native Son, The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, and Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon or The Bluest Eye. The course also examines historical, political and sociological forces affecting black literature.

Curriculum Map for African-American Literature

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