Black American Literature Author:Ruth Miller (ed.) Comprehensive anthology of Black American writing from 1760 to 1970 (Nikki Giovanni), including famous as well as relatively unknown works by both well-known and less recognized authors. The headnotes provide a framework for viewing each selection as a part of the author's work as a whole. The scope of this collection demonstrates how the work ... more »of modern Black authors grows out of its own roots embedded in the American literary past.« less