LibGuides: English: African-American Literature

How to Find Criticism of African American Literature in the Online Catalog

To discover what African-American literature resources are available in the Spring Hill College Library stacks, try doing a Subject search in the online catalog, using this search term:

American literature--African American authors

Sample Searches

Zora Neale Hurston

Hurston, Zora Neale Criticism and interpretation

Specific novels (sample online catalog search)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Toni Morrision

Morrison, Toni Criticism and interpretation

Specific novels (sample online catalog search)

The Bluest Eye

Ralph Ellison

Ellison, Ralph Criticism and interpretation

Specific novels (sample online catalog search)

Invisible Man

Langston Hughes

Hughes, Langston Criticism and interpretation

Albert Murray

Murray, Albert Criticism and interpretation

Web Sites

African American Literature Book Club
Web site exploring African American literature both new and old. Includes book reviews, author profiles, and writer's resources.
North American Slave Narratives
Includes autobiographical narratives of fugitive and former slaves published as broadsides, pamphlets, or books in English up to 1920.
African American Women Writers-19th Century
A digital collection of 50+ published works by 19th-century black women writers. Hosted by the New York Public Library.
Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers Project: 1936-38