All of these novelists, playwrights and poets have created a historical journey in their literature with all the trials, tribulations, discriminations, murders, accomplishments and pride of African Americans throughout their life whether it was the ways of our heritage or dealing with inferiority, this literature has enlightened all and brought back much of the history that African Americans wouldn't have any access to otherwise. ... Dubois along with Booker T. ... His first book, The Conjure Woman published in 1899 was written in the style of a folk tale and discusses slavery in the...

• Word Count: 2200
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate