African American Writers/Profiles of Their Lives and Works-From 1700s to the Present

by Valerie Smith, Lea Baechler

A chronicle of African-American writers and their work encompasses two centuries and includes profiles of James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, and many others. Reprint.

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Valerie Smith is an American academic administrator, professor, and scholar of African-American literature and culture. She is the 15th and current president of Swarthmore College. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she is a graduate of Bates College and the University of Virginia.