Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152) and index.
Foreword / by Frank E. Ross -- Introduction -- Historical survey of Negro writers. Pre-Civil War writers ; Post Civil War writers ; The Negro renaissance ; Post Depression writers ; Contemporary writers ; Anthologies of Negro literature -- Works about Negroes ; The junior novel. Junior novels for girls ; Junior novels for boys -- Biography. Biographies of historical figures ; Biographies of moderns -- Classroom uses of Negro literature. An American literature survey ; Negro literature in thematic unites ; Detroit Negro literature supplement ; Suggested library collection