ENGL - 214 African-American Literature

Credits: 3

Prerequisites
Completion of ENGL 101-ENGL 102.

An introduction to and survey of the literature of African-American writers from 1746 to contemporary times. A historical study of literature from various periods such as the “Harlem Renaissance.” Emphasis on literary themes, as well as genres such as “slave narratives.” Authors include Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglas, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Rita Dove and Nobel Prize author Toni Morrison.