Listing the most famous African-American female authors and excluding Toni Morrison (1931-2019) is impossible. She is one of the most celebrated voices in literature. Morrison is best known for ...

Hughes uses the metaphor of rivers to trace the journey of African Americans ... earned him a lasting place in American literature. Why “Incident” Became Famous: The poem’s fame comes ...

White’s mural, The Contribution of the Negro to American Democracy (1943) at Hampton University is perhaps his best-known work, depicting famous African Americans across history. He saw art as a ...