They soon became the main form of African-American literature in the 19th century.

The movement was one of the most important times in the African-American literature.

"There needed to be a book that gave a coherent text of African-American literature."

In the 21st century, he has published two collections of essays on African-American literature.

I am interested in African-American and feminist literature, for instance.

African-American literature has also crossed over to genre fiction.

He made extensive study of African-American literature and culture, becoming particularly interested in jazz.

That group's goal was to encourage the writing and publishing of African-American literature.

Each volume is edited by an expert on African-American literature.

Vanessa, the single mother, takes an adult education class in African-American literature and realizes that she wants to learn more.