| Authors | Books |
|---|---|
| Zora Neale Hurston | Their Eyes Were Watching God |
| W.E.B. Dubois | The Souls of Black Folk |
| Rita Dove | Thomas and Beulah |
| Audre Lorde | Zami: A New Spelling of My Name |
| Richard Wright | Native Son |
| Langston Hughes | Not Without Laughter |
| Sonia Sanchez | Homegirls and Handgrenades |
| Ralph Ellison | Invisible Man |
| Paul Beatty | The White Boy Shuffle |
| Ernest J. Gaines | A Lesson Before Dying |