Trudier Harris Knihy

Written by Professor Trudier Harris who explores the differences between Northern and Southern maids and between "mammy" and "militant." She touches on nearly all Black American writers of the twentieth century, but gives extended discussion of works by Charles Chesnutt, Kristin Hunter, Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, Ann Petry, William Melin Kelley, Alice Childresss, John A. Williams, Douglas Turner Ward, Barbara Woods, Ted Shine, and Ed Bullins.

This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and analyzes why African American writers often portray troubling and dysfunctional homespaces.

Examines how representations of Martin Luther King Jr's character and persona in works of African American literature have evolved and reflect the changing values and mores of African American culture.

Focuses on the issue of stereotypes of Black women

A biography of Native Son’s Bigger Thomas that examines his continued relevance in the debates over Black men and the violence of racism