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African American Writers

General Books

African American Literary Criticism, 1773 to 2000
Special Collections PS 153 .N5 A33 1999

Black American Writers: Bibliographical Essays
Special Collections PS 153 .B55

Black American Women Fiction Writers
Special Collections PS 374 .N4 B53 1994
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Black American Writers Past and Present: A Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary
Special Collections PS 508 .R87

Black Literature Criticism: Excerpts From Criticism of the Most Significant Works of Black Authors Over the Past 200 Years
Special Collections Reference PS 153 .N5 B556 1992

Black Plots & Black Characters: A Handbook for Afro-American Literature
Special Collections PS 153 .S65

Major Modern Black American Writers
Special Collections PS 153 .N5 M35 1994
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The Oxford Companion to African American Literature
Special Collections Reference PS 153 .N5 O94 1997
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Within the Circle: An Anthology of African American Literary Criticism from the Harlem Renaissance to the Present
Special Collections PS 153 .N5 W58 1994

Women of the Harlem Renaissance
Main Stax and Special Collections PS 153 .N5 W33 1995
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Drama and Poetry

Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975: A Guide to Information Sources
Special Collections Z 1229 A37

Black American Playwrights, 1800 to the Present: A Bibliography
Special Collections Z 1229 A7

Black American Women Poets and Dramatists
Special Collections PS 153 .N5 B53 1996
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Contemporary Black American Poets and Dramatists
Special Collections PS 153 .N5 C66 1995
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More Black American Playwrights: A Bibliography
Special Collections Z 1229 A73

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Citing Your Sources

A copy of MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is available at the Main Reference Desk on the first floor of the Library, or check with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.