Students will read and write about the cultural and artistic forces that gave birth and shape to what has come to be called African American Literature. From the slave narratives and folktales of the 18th and 19th centuries to contemporary fiction and drama, these works make up a body of literature that is defined through race even as it transcends it.

Requisite course ENGL 103: English Composition or ENGL 104: English Composition for Secondary Education majors may be taken as pre-requisites or concurrently as corequisites.