Return to. The purpose of this web site is to provide the reader with a comprehensive guide to African American Literature during the Twentieth Century. www. geocities. com/afam_literature/ www. geocities. com/afam_literature/. Required reading in African-American literature Today, bookstores have brought both ease and complexity to the genre of African American literature. Classifications such as "African American," "Native American," "Gay and Lesbian," etc. , have eased readers' searches for specific genre literature, www. infoplease. com/spot/bhmlit1. html. AALBC. com (The African American Literature Book Club), is the largest and most frequently visited web site dedicated to books by and about black people (Based on Alexa. com and others). Founded in 1997, by Troy Johnson, AALBC Copyright 1997-2008 AALBC. com, LLC - African American Literature Book Club. www. aalbc. com/. var wikiImage = new Image(); wikiImage. onload = function() &ob;if(this. height African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. The genre traces its origins to the works of such late 18th century writers as Phill. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/African_American_literature. A Brief Chronology of African American Literature 1837. Sjour, Victor," Le Mulatre. " The earliest known work of African American fiction. The first translation of it appears in The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, pp. 287-299 (" The Mulatto") 1845. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. www. accd. edu/sac/english/bailey/aframlit. htm. TimBookTu is a site featuring stories, poetry and essays dedicated to giving greater exposure to up-and-coming writers and poets who wish to express themselves in the written form on topics that relate to the African-American experience and culture. Although its main focus is African-American culture, www. timbooktu. com/. Online texts of literature by or about African-Americans. Some texts restricted to University users only. Browse the Modern English Collection - Electronic Text Center: African American. etext. lib. virginia. edu/subjects/African-American. html etext. lib. virginia. edu/subjects/African-American. html. Black Literature. com is your home on the web for books, by, for and about Black or African American people. Black Literature is an online community of readers who enjoy African American books, literature and Authors. We hope to be your home one the web for information, research, reviews and updates as to new releases. www. blackliterature. com/ www. blackliterature. com/. Resources for educators on African American writers, online texts Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC) African American Writers Page. The ISLMC is a meta site which brings together resources for teachers, librarians, parents and students. falcon. jmu. edu/~ramseyil/afroonline. htm.