This appendix lists the novels of all writers within the study, as well as suggests secondary sources for further study. The field of African American literary criticism is vast, so I have primarily selected sources that provide context of the authors’ philosophies and the cultural climates within which they worked, as opposed to those that provide narrower readings of particular themes or issues. This listing is by no means exhaustive. It is intended to offer an introduction to materials that flesh out the worlds of the novels.

Anderson, William H.

Novels

Appointed. An American Novel (1894)

Sources for context

Katzman, David. Before the Ghetto: Black Detroit in the Nineteenth Century. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1973.

Penn, I. Garland. The Afro- American Press and Its Editors. Springfield, MA: Willey & Co. Publishers, 1891. 158 – 164.

Warren, Francis H. Michigan Manual of Freedmen's Progress. Detroit: n. pag., 1915. Web. April 29, 2014.

Ansa, Tina McElroy

Novels

Baby of the Family (1989)

Ugly Ways (1993)

The Hand I Fan With (1996)

You Know Better (2002)

Taking After Mudear (2007)

Sources for context

Ansa, Tina McElroy. “ Our First and Fiercest Love.” Essence 43. 1 (2012): 102. MAS Ultra – School Edition. Web. April 13, 2015.

Freeman, Owle et al. Athens Literary Festival. Roots in Georgia II. Videorecording. (Athens, GA: University of Georgia, 2003). University of Georgia Catalog. Web. April 13, 2015.

Henderson, Sharon Smith. Kalliope 21.2 (1999): 61– 68.

Jordan, Shirley M. Broken Silences: Interviews with Black and White Women Writers. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1993. 1 – 27.

Anyabwile, Dawud (David J. A. Sims)

Novels

Brotherman, Dictator of Discipline: Revelation. Book One. Atlanta: Big City Entertainment, 2016.

Sources for context

Bates, Karen Grigsby. “Interview: Dawud Anyabwile Discusses Creating “Brotherman: The Dictator of Discipline,” And his video, “Drawing from the Soul.” Tavis Smiley (NPR) (n.d.): Newspaper Source Plus. Web. August 20, 2015.