African American Literature

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The course offers an overview of literature written by African Americans from the mid-19th century to the present. Readings include works of autobiography, fiction, poetry, and non-fiction by: Harriet Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Martin Luther King Jr, Rita Dove, and Toni Morrison. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100 or ENGL 1200 .