List Of African-American Writers
This is a list of African-American authors and writers, all of whom are considered part of African-American literature.
Note: Consult Who is African-American? to gain a better sense as to who can be listed as an African-American writer.
- This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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