Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Spring 2026, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteEligibility for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly ENGWR 300/480) or ESLW 340 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course is a survey of representative African American writers from the slave narratives to the present. This comprehensive literary study includes analysis of significant historical and cultural influences and relevant critical approaches and contexts in a variety of literary genres. This course is not open to students who have completed ENGLT 486. 