"Read about important African American novelists including: Harriet Adams Wilson, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Alex Haley, Toni Morrison, Ernest Gaines, and Alice Walker"--Provided by publisher.

Harriet Adams Wilson (1825-1900) -- Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) -- Richard Wright (1908-1960) -- Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) -- James Baldwin (1924-1987) -- Alex Haley (1921-1992) -- Toni Morrison (1931- ) -- Ernest Gaines (1933- ) -- Alice Walker (1944- ).