African American Literature

General Literature Indexes and Databases

Find articles that critically interpret various literary works!  The Libraries' Indexes & Databases are rich sources of these articles that can help you with your literary assignments and those that require an analysis.  The following links lead to various library sources:

Primary Sources

Identify letters, correspondence, diaries, interviews, and other sources of primary sources.

Many scholarly societies publish journals and other periodicals that focus on African and African-American literature.  Browse the following selected titles to see articles by issue.