African American Authors From 21 Black Street

Written by Kevin Elliott

Tuesday, 06 October 2009 12:02

by KevinElliott

In the 60s a rising market trend for African American authors began with the civil rights movement. African American authors were around way before this, back before America was a nation when published black writers were slaves and abolitionists.

The first African American to become famous in the writer community was Phillis Wheatley. When she first arrived and was sold to the Wheatleys in Boston she did not speak any English. Her owners taught her the English language and she did well. As a slave, in 1773, she published many poems on different topics. Almost another hundred years went by before another African American was published... Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published in 1845. This book was published after Douglass escaped slavery for the second time. Before long the American Civil War started. This era gave way to the new educational freedom for African Americans.

The turn of the 20th century brought African American book clubs, and a new black culture where books were shared in these informal book clubs. An intellectual debate began between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois on how African Americans can better could better themselves.

At the turn of the 21st century, another kind of change to the publishing world from every age including child targeted to adult eBooks, ingenuous metaphors on culture and race identity. When it comes to certain markets the Internet has changed publishing for African Americans. There has been a journey from African American book clubs to eBooks. Review history for the impact of this.

In the 20th century, progress in education led to cultural awareness across the black community in America. Because the authors were abolitionists and slaves, early African American literature was either political or spiritual. However, Phillis Wheatley's poetry was the first published book by an African American.

Even though it is a difficult economy the African American eBook market is still booming. This is because the African American authors are seeking to be published and are searching the Internet black book business.

Any search shows that poets, fiction, novels, advice, history and adult eBooks are plentiful which means African American Literature is not just a book case in your local library.

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