15 African American Writers Who Influenced Literary Trends in The United States Today

“Literature exists because the world isn’t enough.” — Fernando Pessoa

Black authors have been blazing trails and leaving their mark on the literary world for centuries, and it’s about time we give them the recognition they deserve.

So, let’s take a journey through history and meet 15 Black authors who changed the game and impacted US literature.

Let’s start with the one and only James Baldwin.

Next up, we have the queen of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston.

Not only was she a talented writer, but she was also an anthropologist who used her work to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of African Americans.

Her work Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937, is revered as a classic of black literature and has served as a source of motivation for many generations of black women.

You can only talk about the greats of US literature if you mention Toni Morrison.

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