Black American Authors
Dubois and the rich production of the Harlem Renaissance one can assert that by the 1930s black American literature does exist as a separate body of literature. In his best-selling novel If He Hollers Let Him Go Himes created a brutally frank portrait of racial politics but he became famous for his acclaimed Harlem Detective series. 9 Great Novels By African American Authors She is remembered most for her second novel Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937. Black american authors . Fox by Helen Oyeyemi. William Wells Brown 181484 and Victor Séjour 181774 produced the earliest works of fiction by African-American writers. And they have brought us thousands of rich contemporary works of romance comedy. Chester Bomar Himes was the twentieth centurys most prolific black writer and masterfully captured the spirit of his times confronting sex racism and black identity. From wise artists like Maya Angelou to new voices like Marlon James and Kiley Reid and leaders like the Obamas weve ...