Lesley University Library: African-American Perspectives: Literature

Featured Literary Journals

African American Review
Publishes essays on African American literature, art and culture

Some of these journals are in library databases and require myLesley login; others are freely available on the web.

Black Renaissance Journal
publishes essays, poetry, fiction, photography, art, and reviews that address the full range of contemporary Black concerns
Black Warrior Review
Contains poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners alongside up-and-coming writers.
Callaloo
publishes original works by, and critical studies of, black writers worldwide.
Chicken Bones: A Journal
for Literary & Artistic African-American Themes

Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Search for critical articles about African American literature.
Humanities International Complete (EBSCO)
Sample search: James Baldwin and criticism

Search the Lesley Library Catalog for other books, e-books, videos, and much more.

Toni Morrison directed by Matteo Bellinelli, 1950-, in In Black and White: Six Profiles of African American Authors, 3 (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1992), 24 mins

Washington State University's website about Literary Movements has in-depth resources on slave narratives, local color and the plantation tradition in American literature.

Frederick Douglass