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AUTHOR Whitlow, Roger, Comp.TITLE Contemporary Black American Fiction: A Checklist of

Writing Since the Second World War.PUB DATE 74NOTE 17p.

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MF-$0.75 HC-81.50 PLUS POSTAGE*American Literature; *Bibliographies; Books;*Fiction; Negro Culture; *Negro Literature;*Twentieth Century Literature

ABSTRACTAlmost 400 titles are included in this bibliography

of contemporary black fiction. Entries are listed alphabetically by

author. fJM)

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CONTEMPORARY BLACK AMERICAN.FICTION: A CHECKLIST

OP WRITING SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Compiled byRoger Whitlow

Assistant Professor of EnglishEastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois 61920

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Anderson, Alston. LOVER MAN. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1959.

ALL GOD'S CHILDREN. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1965.

Anderson, Henry L. NO USE CRYIN'. Los Angeles: Western Publishers, 1961.'

Arnold, Ethel Nishua. SHE KNEW NO EVIL. New York: Vantage, 1953.

Atkins, Russell. MALEFICIUM. Cleveland: Free Lance, 1971.4

Austin, Edmund O. THE BLACK CHALLENGE. New York: Vantage*, 1958.

Baldwin, James. GO TELL IT ON'THE MOUNTAIN. New York: Knopf, 1953.

GIOVANNI'S ROOM. New York: Dial, 1956.

ANOTHER COUNTRY. New York: Dial, 1962.

GOING T. MEET THE MAN. New York: Dial, 1965.

TELL ME HOW LONG THE TRAIN'S BEEN GONE. New York: Dial, 1968.

NO NAME IN THE STREET. New York: Dial, 1972.

Bhrrett, Nathan. BARS OF ADAMAW. New York: Fleet, 1966.

Bates, Arthenia. SEEDS BENEATH THE SNOW. New York: Greenwich, 1968.

Battles, Jesse Moore. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME. Neo. Yon: Pageant, 1966.

Beaumont, Charles. THE IN:RUDER, New York: Putnam, 1959.

Beckham, Barry. MY MAIN MOTHER. New York: Walker, 1969.

RUNNER MACK. New York: Morrow, 1972.

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Bellinger, Claudia. WOLF KITTY. New York: Vantage, 1959.

Bennett, Hal. A WILDERNESS OF VINES. New York:. Doubleday, 1966#

THE BLACK WINE. New York: Doubleday, 1968.

LORD OF DARK PLACES. New York: Norton, 1970.

Blair, .. P. DEMOCRACY REBORN. New York: The Author, 1947.

0:and, Alden. BEHOLD A CRY. New York: Scribner's, 1947.

Boles, Robert. THE PEOPLE ONE KNOWS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964.

CURLING. Boston: Houghton, 1967.

Bond, Odessa. THE DOUBLE TRAGEDY. New .York: Vantage, 1970.

Bosworth, William. THE LONG SEARCH. Great barrington, Mass.: AdvancePub., 1957.

Araithwaite, E. R. .CHOICE OF STRAWS. London: £'he Bodley Heads 1965.

Branch, Edward. THE dIGH PLACES. New York: Exposition, 1957.

Broechwood, Mary. MEMPHIS JACKSON'S SON. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1956.

Bridgeforth, Med. ANOTHER CHANCE. New York: Exposition, 1951.

roaders Robert. SPOKES FOR THE WHEEL. Amherst, N. H.: Ki7,3.4 Press, 1962.

3rooks, Gwendolyn. MAUD MARTHA. New York: Harper, 1953.

Brown, Cecil. THE LIFE AND LOVES OF MR. JIVEASS NIGGER. New York: Farrar,Straus, anu Giroux, 1969.

Brown, Prank London. TRUMBULL PARK. Chicago: Regnery, 1959.

THE MYTH MAKER. Chicago: Path, 1969.

Brown, Lloyd. IRON CITY. New York: Masses and Mainstream, 1951.

Brown, Mattye J. THE REIGN OF TERROR. New York: Vantage, 1962.

Browne, Theodore. THE BAND WILL NOT PLAY DIXIE. New York: Exposition, 1955.

Burnham, Frederick R. TAKING CHANCES. Los Angeles: Haynes, 1945.

Cain, George. BLUESCHILD BABY. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970.

Caldwel., L, A. H. THE POLICY KING. Chicago: New Vista, 1945#

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Cannon, Steve. GROOVE, BANG AND JIVE AROUND. New York: Ophelia Press, 1969.

Carew, Jan. GREEN WINTER. New York: Stein and Day, 1965.

Can e, Mentis. MAN IN THE CANE. New York: Vantage, 1956.

IT'S ALL SOUTH. Los Angeles: Dunn, 1966.

Carson, Lular L. *THE PRICELESS GIFT. New York: Vantage, 1970.

Carvalho, Grimaldo. THE NEGRO MESSIAH. New York: Vantage, 1909.

Ch,,atrel Sebinald. NOT WITHOUT DUST. New York: Exposition, 1954.

Childre, Alice. LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY: CONVERSATIONS FROM A DOMESTIC'SLIFE. Brooklyn,. N. Y.: Independence Publishers, 1956.

Clinton, Dorothy Randle. THE MADDENING SCAR. Boston: Christopher, 1962.

Colter, Cyrus. THE BEACH UMBRELLA. Iowa City: Univ. Of Iowa Press, 1970.

RIVERS OF EROS. Chicago: Swallow, 1972.

Cook, Douglas. CHOKER'S SON. New York: Comet, 1959.

Coolidge, Fay ,Addle. BLACK IS WHITE. New York: Vantage, 1958.

Cooper, Alvin C. STROKE OF MIDNIGHT. Nashville: Counterpoise, 1949.

Cooper, Clarence L. THE SCENE. New York: Crown, 1960.

W7ED. Evanston, Ill.: Regency, 1961.

THE DARK MESSENGER. Evanston, Ill.: Regency, 1962.

BLACK! TWO SHORT NOVELS. Evanston, Ill.: Regency, 1963.

THE FARM. New York: Crown, 1967.

Cooper, John L. OPUS ONE. New York: Maelstrom, 1966.

Cooper, William A. THANK GOD FOR A SONG. New York: Exposition, 1962.

Corbo, D. R., Jr. HARD GROUND. New York: Vantage, 1954.

Cotzon, Ella Earls. QUEEN OF PERSIA. New York: Expostion, 1960.

Crump, George Peter, Jr. FROM BONDAGE THEY CAME. New York: Vantage, 1984.

. .alp, Paul. BURN, KILLER, BURN. Chicago: Johnson, 1962.

Cunningham, George, Jr. LILY-SUN LOVER. New York: Exposition, 1960.

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David, No y'. SIX BLACK HORSES. New York: Putnam, 1971.

Davis, Charles. TWO WEEKS TO FIND A KILLER. New York: Carlton, 1966.

Davis, Christopher. FIRST FAMILY. New York: Coward-McCann, 1961.

Davi!,, George. COMING HOME. New York: Random, 1971.

Olvls, Joseph A. BLACK BONDAGE. New York: Expostion, 1959.

Davis, Russell F. ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND. New York: Crown, 1963.

Delaney, Samuel R. CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME. New York: Ace, 1963.

THE TOMORROW OF TARON. New York: Avon, 1964.

THE BALLAD OF BETA-2. New York: Ace, 1965.

CITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS. New York: Ace) 1965.

BABEL-17. New York: Ace, i966.

EMPIRE STAR. New York: Ace, 1966.

THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION. New York: Ace, 1967.

NOVA. New York: Doubleday, 1968.

THE JEWELS OF APTOR. New York: Ace, 1968.

THE FALL OF THE TOWERS. New York: Ace, 1970.

DRIFTGLASS. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1971.

Demby, William. BEETLECREEK. New York: Rinehart, 1950.

THE CATACOMBS. New York: Pantheon, 1965.

Dickens, Dorothy Lee. BLACK ON THE RAINBOW. New York: Pageant, 1952.

Diggs, Arthur. BLACK WOMAN. New York: Exposition, 1954.

ly)4son, Owen. BOY AT THE WINDOW. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1951.

TREES WERE GREEN. New York: Popular Library, 1967.

Dreer, Holman. THE TU THAT BINDS. Boston: Meador, 1958.

Dogais, W. E. B. THE ORDEAL OP MANSART. New York: Mainstream, 1957.

MANSART BUILDS A SCHOOL, New York: Mainstream, 1959.

eiRLDS OP COLOR, New York: Mainstream, 1961.

Dumas, Henry. ARK OF BONES AND OTHER STORIES. Carbondale: SouthernIllinois University Press, 1970.

Edward, Junius. IF WE MUST DIE. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1963.

Edwards, S. W. GO NOW IN DARKNESS. Chicago: Baker, 1964.

Ellison, Ralph, INVISIBLE MAN. New York: Random House, 1952.

English, Rubynn M. CITIZEN U.S.A. New York: Pageant, 1957.

Fair, Ronald. MANY THOUSAND GONE. New York: Harcourt, 1965.

HOG BUTCHER. New York: Harcourt, 1966.

WORLD OF NOTHING: TWO NOVELLAS. New York: Harper and Row, 1970.

WE CAN'T BREATHE. New York: Harper and Row, 1971.

.airley, Ruth A. ROCKS AND ROSES.., New York: Vantage, 1970.

Farmer, Clarence. SOUL ON FIRE. New York: Belmont, 1969.

Farrell, John T. THE NAKED TRUTH. Washington, D. C.: Vantage, 1962.

Felton, James A. FRUITS OF ENDURING FAITH. New York: Exposition, 1965.

Fenderson, Harold. THE PHONY AND OTHER STORIES. New York: Exposition, 1959.

Fe.:guson, Ira L. OCEE MCRAE, TEXAS. New York: Exposition, 1962.

WIIICH ONE OF YOU IS INTERRACIAL? San Francisco: Lunan-Ferguson, 1969.

Amanda. BACK TRAIL. New York: William-Frederick, 1951.

'.ore, Carmen A. THE BARRIER. New York: Pageant, 1965.

Fisher, William. THE WAITERS. Cleveland: World, 1953.

Flemister, John T. FURLOUGH FROM HELL. New York: Exposition, 1964.

Forster, Christine. A VIEW FROM THE HILL. New York: Vantage, 1964.

Gaines, Ernest J. CATHARINE CARMIER. New York: Atheneum, 1964.

OF LOVE AND DUST. New York: Dial, 1967.

,OODLINE. New York: Dial, 1968.

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OP MISS JANE PITTMAN. New York: Dial, 1971.

LONG DAY TN NOVEMBER. New York: Dial, 1971.

Gibson, Richard A. A MIRROR FOR MAGISTRATES. London: Anthony Blond, 1958.

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Goine:i, Donald. DOPEFIEND: THE STORY OF A BLACK JUNKIE. LosAngeles:Holloway House, 1971.

WhOitESON: THE STORY OF 'A GHETTO PIMP. Los Angeles: Holloway1: )use, 1972.

Gonzales, 3abs. I PAID MY DUES: GOOD TIMES--NO BREAD. East Orange,N. J.: Expubidence, 1967.

Graham, Arthur J. THE CAPTAIN AND HIS CREW. Los Angeles: Black Booki'roduction, 1971.

Greenlee, Sam. THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR. London: Allison andBusby, 1969.

C:oss, herter L. THE GOLDEN RECOVERY. Reno, Nev.: The Author, 1946.

Groves, John Wesley. PYRRHIC VICTORY, A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES.Philadelphia: United Publishers, 1953.

SHELLBREAK. New York: Paperback Library, 1970.

Gunn, Bill. ALL, THE REST HAVE DIED. New York: Delacorte,'1964.

Guy, Aosa B. BIRD AT MY WINDOW.. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966.

Hamilton, Virginia. THE PLANET OF JUNIOR BROWN. New York: Macmillan, 1971.

Harris, Leon R. RUN, ZEBRA, RUNE New York: Exposition, 1959.

Harrison, Deloris. BANNEKERS OF BANNAKY SPRINGS. New York: Hawthorn, 1970.

JOURNEY ALL ALONE. New York: Dial, 1971.

Haskins, LeRoi Rossetti. THE WEAK ARM OF JUSTICE. New York: Vantage, 1971.

neard, Nathan C. HOWARD STREET. New York: Dial, 1968.

TO REACH A DREAM. New York: Dial, 1972.

Henderson, George W. JULE. New York: Creative Age, 1946.

Hercules, Frank. WHERE THE HUMMINGBIRD FLIES. New York: Harcourt, 1961.

I WANT A BLACK DOLL. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967.

nill, Roy L. TWO WAYS AND OTHER STORIES. State College, Pa.: CommercialPrinting, 1959.

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Nimes, Chester B. IF HE HOLLERS LET HIM GO. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1945.

LONELY cn ;Ann. New York: Knopf, 1947.

CAST THE FIRST STONE. New York: Coward-McCann, 1952,

ThE THIRD GENERATION. Cleveland: World, 1954.

THE PRIMITIVE. New York: New American Library, 1955.

FOR THE LOVE OF IMABELLE. Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett, 1957.

THE CRAZY KILL. New York: Avon, 1959.

THE REAL COOL KILLERS. New York: Avon, 1959.

ALL SHOT UP. New York: Avon, 1960.

THE BIG uOLD DREAM. New York: Avon, 1960.

COTTON COMES TO HARLEM. New York: Putnam, 1965.

A RAGE IN HARLEM. New York: Avon, 1965.

PINKTOES. New York: Putnam, 1965.

THE HEAT'S ON. New York: Putnam, 1966.

akiN MAN RUN. New York: Putnam, 1966.

BLIND MAN WITH A PISTOL. .New York: Morrow, 1969.

COME BACK, CHARLESTON BLUES. New York: Berkley, 1972.

THE QUALITY OF HURT. New York: Doubleday, 1972.

BLACK ON BLACK--BABY SISTER: A BLACK GREEK TRAGEDY AND SELECTEDWRITINGS. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1973.

Hodges, George W. SWAMP ANGEL. New York: New Voices, 1958.

Holder, Geoffrey. BLACK GODS, GREEN ISLANDS. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday,1959.

hooks, Nathaniel. TOWN ON TRIAL. New York: Exposition, 1959.

Horsman, Gallan. THE NOOSE AND THE SPEAR. New York: Vantage, 1965.

Hough, Florenz H. BLACK PARADISE. Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1953.

Hughes, Lanfston. SIMPLE SPEAKS HIS MIND. New York: Simon and Schuster,1950.

LAUGHING TO KEEP FROM CRYING. New York: Holt, 1952.

SIMPLE TAKES A WIPE. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953.

SIMPLE STAKES A CLAIM. New York: Rinehart, 1957.

TAMBOURINES TO GLORY. New York: John Day, 1958.

THE BEST OP SIMPLE. New York: Hill and Wang, 1961.

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SOMETHING IN COMMON AND OTHER STORIES. New York: Hill anu Wang,

SIMPLE'S UNCLE SAM. New York: Hill and Wang, 1965.

Humphrey, Lillie Muse. AGGIE. New York: Vantage, 1955.

Hunter, H. L. THE MIRACLES OF THE RED ALTAR CLOTH. New York: Exposition,1949.

Hunter, Helen. MAGNIFICENT WHITE MEN. New York: Vantage, 1964.

Hunter, Kristin. GOD BLESS THE CHILD. New York: Scribner's, 1964.

THE LANDLORD. New York: Scribner's, 1966.

SOUL BROTHERS AND SISTER LOU, New York: Scribner's, .1968.

BOSS CAT. New York: Scribner's, 1971.

Zora Neale. SERAPH ON THE SUWANEE. New York: Scribner, 1948.

-ckson, Emma Lou. THE VEIL OF NANCY. New York: Carltont 1970.

Jackson, W. Warner. THE BIkTH OF THE MARTYR'S GHOST. New York: Comet, 1957.

James, Beauregard. THE ROAD TO BIRMINGHAM. New Yorli: Bridgehead, 1964.

Janssen, Milton W. DIVIDED. New York: Pageant, 1963.

Jarrette, A. Q. BENEATH THE SKY. New York: Weinberg Book Supply, 1949.

Jarry, Hawke. BLACK SCHOOLMASTER. New York: Exposition, 1970.

Johnson, B. B. BLUES FOR A BLACK SISTER. New York: Paperback Library, 1971.

Johnson, Evelyn Allen. MY NEIGHBOR'S ISLAND. New York: Exposition, 1965.

Johnson, Hubert E. and Loretta. POPPY. New York: Carlton, 1969.

Johnson, Joe. COURTIN', SPORTIN', AND NON-SUPPORTIN'. New York: Vantage, 1969.

SILENT , bONG, SILENT FOREVER. Peterborough: Windy Row, 1969.

Johnson, William M. THE HOUSE ON CORBETT STREET. New York: William-Frederick,

1967.

Jones, LeRoi (;mamu Amiri Baraka). THE SYSTEM OF DANTE'S HELL. New York:

Grove, 1965.

';ALES. New York: Grove, 1967.

Jones, Ralph H. THE PEPPERPOT MAN. New York: Vantage, 1965.

Jones, William H. THE TRIANGLE'S END. New York: Exposition, 1954.

Jordan, Elsie. STRANGE SINNER. New York: Pageant, 1954.

Joseph, Arthur. VOLCANO IN OUR MIDST. New York: Pageant, 1952.

Kaye, Phil.p B. TAFFY. New York: Crown; 1950.

Kelley, William M. A DIFFERENT DRUMMER. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday,1962.

DANCERS ON THE SHORE. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1964.

A DROP OF PATIENCE. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1965.

DEM. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1967.

DUNFORDS TRAVELS EVERYWIjERE. New York: Doubleday, 1970.

Kennedy, Mark. THE PECKING ORDER. New York: Appleton, 1953.

Killens, John 0. YOUNGBLOOD. New York: Dial, 1954......-

AND THEN WE HEARD THE THUNDER. New York: Knopf, 1963.

'SIPPI. New York: Simon and Schlister, 1967.

SLAVES. New York: Pyramid, 1969.

THE COTILLION: OR ONE GOOD BULL IS HALF THE HERD. New York:Trident, 1971.

r...mbrough, Jess. DEFENDERS OF THE ANGELS: A BLACK POLICEMAN IN OLD LOS ANGELES.New York: Macmillan, 1969.

Kirk, Paul. NO NEED TO CRY. New York: Carlton, 1967.

Vyola Therese. THE BIG LIE. New York: Vantage, 1964.

Lamming, George. IN THE CASTLE OF MY SKIN.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1953.

Lee, Audrey. THE CLARION PEOPLE. New York: McGraw, 1968.

THE WORKERS. NSW York: McGraw, 1969.

Lee, James . THE VICTIMS. New York: Vantage, 1959.

Lipscomb, Ken. DUKE CASANOVA. New York: Exposition, 1958.

Lucas, Curtis. ANGEL. New York :. Lion, 1953.

FORBIDDEN FRUIT. New York: Universal, 1953.

LILA. New York: Lion, 1055.

Madden, Will A. TWO AND ONE. New York: Exposition, 1961.

FIVE MORE; SHORT STORIES. New York: Exposition, 1963.10

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Mahoney, William. [SLACK JACOB. New York: Macmillan, 1969.

Major, Clarence. ALL-NIGHT VISITORS. New York: Olympia, 1969.

Marshall, Paule. BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONES. New York: Random, 1959.

SOUL CLAP HANDS AND SING. New York: Atheneum, 1961.

THE CHOSEN PLACE, THE TIMELESS PEOPLE. New York: Harcourt, 1969.

Marta, Chester. HE WAS BORN, HE DIED AND HE LIVED. New York: Carlton, 1965.

Mayfield, Julian. THE HIT. New York: Vanguard, 1957.

E LONG NIGHT. New York: Vanguard, 1958.-

GRAND PARADE. New York: Vanguard, 1961.

McPherson. James Alan. HUE AND CRY. Boston: Little, 1969.

Micheaux, Oscar. THE STORY OF DOROTHY STANFIELD. New York: Book Supply Co.,1946.

THE MASQUERADE. New York: Book Supply Co., 1948.

Montague, W. Reginald. OLE MAN MOSES. New York: Exposition, 1957.

Moreau, Julian. THE BLACK COMMANDOS. Atlanta: Cultural Institute, 1967.

Morris, E. J. THE COP: New York: Exposition, 1951.

Morrison, C. T. THE FLAME IN THE ICEBOX: AN EPISODE OF THE VIETNAM WAR.'New York: Exposition, 1968.

Morrison; Toni. THE BLUEST EYE. New York: Holt, 1970.

Motley, Wi.lard. KNOCK ON ANY DOOR. New York: Appleton-Century, 1947.

WE FISHED ALL NIGHT. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1951.

LET NO MAN WRITE MY EPITAPH. New York: Random, 1958.

LET NOON BE FAIR. New York: Putnam, 1966.

, Horace. HOW MANY NIGGERS MAKE HALF A DOZEN: SHORT STORIES. New York:tirothers Distributing, 1971.

Ottley, Roi. WHITE MARBLE LADY. New York: Farrar, Straus and 'roux, 1965.

Parks, Gordon. THE LEARNING TREE. New York: Harper, 1963.

Parrish, Clarence R. IMAGES OF DEMOCRACY. New York: Carlton, 1967.

Paulding, James E. SOMETIME TOMORROW. New York: Carlton, 1965.

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Perry, Charles. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN DROWNING. New York: Simon andSchuster, 1962.

Petry, Ann. THE STREET. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946.

COUNTRY PLACE. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947.

THE NARROWS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1953.

TITUBA OF SALEM VILLAGE. New York: Crowell, 1964.

LEGENDS O1 THE SAINTS. New York: Crowell, 1970.

MISS MURIEL AND OTHER STORIES. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971.

Pharr, Ro. D. THE BOOK OF NUMBERS. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1969.

S. R. 0. New York: Doubleday, 1971.

Phillips, Jane. MOJO HAND. New York: Trident, 1966.

Pitcher, Oliver. DUST OF SILENCE. .San Francisco: Troubadqr, 1960.

Polite, Charlene H. THE FLAGELLANTS. New York: Farrar, Strdus, 1967.

Pollard, Freeman. SEEDS OF TURNOIL. New York: Exposition, 1959.

Potter, Valaida. SUNRISE OVER ALABAMA. New York: Comet, 1959.

Pretto, Clarita C. THE LIFE OF AUTUMN HOLLIDAY. New York: Exposition,19E:8.

Puckett, G. Henderson. ONE MORE TOMORROW. New York: Vantage, 1959.

Ramsey, Leroy L. THE TRIAL AND THE FIRE. New York: Exposition, 1967.

Rasmussen, E. M. THE FIRST NIGHT. New York: Wendell Malliet, 1947.

Redding, J. Saunders. STRANGER AND ALONE. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1950.

Reed, Ishmael. THE FREE-LANCE PALLBEARERS. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday,1967.

1969.YELLOW BACK RADIO BROKE-DOWN. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday,

MUMBO-JUMBO. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1972.

NEW EVIDENCE ON EARLY MAN. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday,1973.

Rhodes, Earl. A CHOSEN FEW. New York: Bantam, 1965.

Rivera C -a, R. R. THE PARIAHS. New York: Carlton, 1967.

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Roberson, .e. KILLER OF THE DREAM. New York: Carlton, 1963.

Robinson, John 1%!rry. WHITE HORSE IN HARLEM. New York: Pageant, 1965.

THE DOUBLE CIRCLE PEOPLE. New York: Suzunna, 1970.

Robinson, Rose. EAGLE IN THE,AIR. New York: Crown, 1969.

Rogers, Joel. SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY. Los Angeles: Western, 1963.

Rol: Bryant. DANGER SONG. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1967.

Rollins, Lamen. THE HUMAN RACE A GANG. New York: Carlton, 1965.

Royal, A. Bertrand. WHICH WAY TO HEAVEN? New Yi,rk: Vantage, 1970.

Russ, George B. OVER EDOM, I LOST MY SHOE. New York: Carlton, 1970.

Savoy, Willard. ALIEN LAND. New York: Dutton, 1949.

Scott, Anne. CASE 999. Boston: Meador, 1953.

Scott-Heron, Gil. THE VULTURE. New York: World, 1970.

THE NIGGER FACTORY. New York: Dial, 1972.

Screen, Robert Martin. WE CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM HERE. New York: Vantage,1958.

Shaw, Letty M. ANGEL MINK. New York: Comel, 1957.

Shores, Minnie T. PUBLICANS AND SINNERS. New York: Comet, 1960.

AMERICANS IN AMERICA. Boston: Christopher, 1966. F

Simmons, Herbert. COP.NER BOY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1957.

MAN WALKING ON EGGSHELLS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962.

Skinner, Theodosia B. ICE CREAM FROM HEAVEN. Washington, D. C.: Vantage,1962.

Iceberg. MAMA BLACK WIDOW. Los Angeles: Holloway House, 1969.

PIMP. Los Angeles: Holloway House, 1967.

TRICK BABY. Los Angeles: Holloway House, 1967.

Smith, Joe. DAGMAR OP GREEN HILLS. New York: Pageant, 1957.

Smith, Willia Gardner. LAST OF TH8 CONQUERORS. New York: Farrar,Straus, 1948.

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ANGER AT INNOCENCE. New York: Farrar, Straus, 1950.

SOUTH STREET. New York; Farrar, Straus, 1954.

THE STONE FACE. New York: Farrar, Straus, 1963.

Smythwick, Charles A., Jr. FALSE MEASURE. New York: William-Frederick, 1954.

Spence, Tomas H. and Eric Heath. MARTIN LARWIN. New York: Pageant, 1954.

...cevens, Shane. GO DOWN DEAD. New York: Morrow, 1967.

Stone, Chuck. KING STRUT. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1970.

TELL IT LIKE IT IS. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970.

Syd:wr, W. Leon. VERONICA. New York: Exposition, 1956.

Talbot, Dave. THE MUSICAL BRIDE. New York: Vantage, 1962.

Tarter, Charles L. FAMILY OF DESTINY. New York: Pageant, 1954.

Teague, Robert L. THE CLIMATE OF CANDOR. New York: Pageant, 1962.

Thomas, Will. GOD IS FOR WHITE FOLKS. New York: Creative Age, 1947.

LOVE KNOWS NO BARRIERS. New York: New American Library, 1951.

:horup, Lester. CAME THE HARVEST. New York: Carlton, 1966.

,rner, Peter. BLACK HEAT. New York: Belmont, 1970.

:Lapin, Waters E. THE ROOTLESS. New York: Vantage, 1957.

Vanderpuije, Nii A. THE COUNTERFEIT CORPSE. New York: Comet, 1956.

Van Dyke, Henry. LADIES WITH THE RACHMININOFF EYES. New York: Farrar,Straus, 1965.

BLOOD OF STRAWBERRIES. New York: Farrar, Straus, 1968.

DEAD PIANO. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1971.

Van Peebles, v.elvin. UN ANERICAIN EN SNEER. Paris. Denoel, 1965.

A BEAR FOR THE F.B.I. New York: Trident, 1968.

,hught, Estella V. VENGEANCE IS MINE. New York: Comet, 1959.

Vroman, Mary E. ESTHER. New York: Bantam, 1963.

HARLEM SUMNBR. New York: Berkeley,' 1968.

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Walker, Alice. THE THIRD LIFE OF GRANGE COPELAND. New York: Harcourt, 1970.

Walker, Claude, Jr. SABIH. New York: Carlton, 1966.

Walker, Margaret. JUBILEE. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1966.

Wallace, Elizabeth West. SCANDAL AT DAYBREAK. New York: Pageant, 1954.

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Watson, Lydia. OUR HOMEWARD WAY. New York: Exposition, 1959.

Watson, Roberta. CLOSED DOORS. New York: Exposition, 1967.

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A TASTE FOR BLOOD. New York: New American Library, 1960.

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DEATH ON THE ROCKS. New York:. New American Library, 1961.

------ NEVER KILL A COP. New York: New American Library, 1961,

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Whitney, Jim E. WAYWARD O'ER TUNER SHEPPARD. New York: Carlton, 1968.

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Williams, ,,Jrome Ardell. THE TIN BOX. New York: Vantage, 1958.

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Williams, John A. THE ANGRY ONES. New York: Ace Books, 1960.

NIGHT SONG. New York: .Farrar, Straus, 1961.

SISSIES New York: Farrar, Straus, 1963.

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SONS OF DARKNESS, SONS OF LIGHT. Boston: Little, Drown, 1969.

CAPTAIN BLACKMAN. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, 1972.

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SAVAGE HOLIDAY. New York: Avon, 1954.

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THE GOLDEN HAWK. New York: Dial, 1948.

PRIDE'S CASTLE. New York: Dial, 1949.

,,,o0D TIDE. New York: Dial, 1950.

A WOMAN CALLED FANCY. New York: Dial, 1951.

THE SARACEN BLADE. New York: Dial, 1952.

THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER. New York: Dial, 1953.

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3ENTON'S ROW. New York: Dial, 1954.

BRIDE OF LIBERTY. New York: Doubleday, 1954.

THE TREASURE OF PLEASANT VALLEY. New York: Dial, 1955.

CAPTAIN REBEL. New York: Dial, 1956.

FAIROAKS. New York: Dial, 1957.

'ME SERPENT AND THE STAFF. New York: Dial, 1958.

JARRETT'S JADE. New York: Dial, 1959.

GILLIAN. New York: Dial, 1960.

THE GARFIELD HONOR. New York: Dial, 1961.

GRIFFIN'S WAY. New York: Dial, 1962.

THE OLD GODS LAUGH. New York: Dial, 1964.

AN ODOR OF SANCTITY. New York: Dial, 1965.

GOAT SONG. New York: Dial, 1967.

JUDAS, MY BROTHER. New York: Dial, 1968.

SPEAK NOW: A MODERN NOVEL. New York: Dial, 1969.

THE DAHOMEAN. New York: Dial, 1971,

friE GIRL FROM STORYVILLE. New York: Dial, 1972.

Youn Al. SNAKES. New York: Holt, 1970.

ABOUT THE COMPILER

Roger Whit .ow is an assistant professor of English at Eastern IllinoisUniversity, where he teaches American literature, black Americanliterature, and Honors English. He has published numerous articlesand bibliographies in the field of black literature; he is the authorof the book, BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE: A CRITICAL HISTORY OF THEMAJOR PERIODS, MOVEMENTS, THEMES, WORKS, AND AUTHORS; ani hecurt% .ly has a reaearch grant to complete a project titled EARLYVOICEF 1F P-OTEST: A CRITICAL STUDY OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY BLACKAMERICAN FICTION.

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