... , Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Maya Angelou and the list goes on to include newer African American authors and scholars such as Cornell West, Toni Morrison and Nikki Giovanni. 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 ... first book, The Conjure Woman published in 1899 was written in the style of a folk tale and discusses slavery in the South. Born in Cleveland, Ohi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate