Covers the entire spectrum of the African-American literary tradition, from the eighteenth-century writings of pioneers such as Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Whea

An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture.

An exhaustive reference work on the culture and history of Black America provides commentary and exact, factual information ranging from the colonial period to

Alphabetically-arranged entries from O to T that explores significant events, major persons, organizations, and political and social movements in African-Americ