LITR 5731: American Minority Literature
distribution of readings
| ethnic group / genre |
origin or creation story |
classic text |
contemporary text |
| African American |
Slave Narratives (ca. early 1800s) |
Morrison, Song of Solomon (1977) |
Sapphire, Push (1999) |
| Native American |
Amerind Origin or Creation stories |
Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks (1932) |
Alexie, Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1994) |
| Mexican American |
Account of the Virgin of Guadalupe (1600s) |
Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima (1973) |
Cisneros, Woman Hollering Creek (1991) |