NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICANS INCLUDED
IN NORTON ANTHOLOGIES OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
BY YEAR
Names are listed from left to right in the order they appear (generally chronologically)
For The American Tradition in Literature, where available, I have linked to online TOCs for each of the volumes. The TOCs for the Norton I have from the publisher, although I do not have permission to reproduce them here. For further details, please feel free to contact me.
1956 - The American Tradition in Literature 1st Edition, Volumes One and Two
(Sculley Bradley, Richard Croom Beatty, E. Hudson Long, editors)
5 Negro Songs
1962 - The American Tradition in Literature 2nd Edition, Volumes One and Two
(Sculley Bradley, Richard Croom Beatty, E. Hudson Long, editors)
5 Negro Songs
1967 - The American Tradition in Literature 3rd Edition, Volumes One and Two [1]
(Sculley Bradley, Richard Croom Beatty, E. Hudson Long, editors)
LeRoi Jones
1974 - The American Tradition in Literature 4th Edition -- Grosset and Dunlap (Random House), distributed by Norton, Volumes One and Two [10]
(Sculley Bradley, Richard Croom Beatty, E. Hudson Long, George Perkins, editors)
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Frederick Douglass
|
Charles Chestnutt
|
Paul Laurence Dunbar
|
Countee Cullen
|
Langston Hughes
| Richard Wright
| Ralph Ellison
|
James Baldwin |
Amiri Baraka
|
1979 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, First Edition [14]
(Ronald Gotteman, Laurence B. Holland, David Kalstone, Francis Murphy, Hershel Parker, William H. Pritchard, editors)
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Frederick Douglass
|
Booker T. Washington
| Charles Chestnutt
|
W.E.B. Du Bois
| Jean Toomer
| Langston Hughes
| Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright
|
Ralph Ellison |
James Baldwin
| Malcolm X
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Amiri Baraka
|
1985 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Second Edition [15]
(Nina Baym, Ronald Gottesman, Laurence B. Holland, Francis Murphy, Hershel Parker, William H. Pritchard, David Kalstone, editors)
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Frederick Douglass
|
Booker T. Washington
| Charles Chestnutt
|
W.E.B. Du Bois
| Jean Toomer
| Zora Neale Hurston
| Langston Hughes
|
Countee Cullen
| Richard Wright
|
Ralph Ellison |
James Baldwin
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
| Amiri Baraka
| Audre Lorde
|
1989 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Third Edition [20]
(Nina Baym, Ronald Gottesman, Laurence B. Holland, David Kalstone, Francis Murphy, Hershel Parker, William H. Pritchard, Patricia B. Wallace, editors)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Frederick Douglass
| Booker T. Washington
|
Charles Chestnutt
| WEB Du Bois
| Zora Neale Hurston
| Jean Toomer
|
Langston Hughes
| Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright |
Ralph Ellison
|
James Baldwin
| Alice Walker
| Robert Hayden
| Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
| Amiri Baraka
| Michael Harper
| Rita Dove
|
1994 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Fourth Edition [22]
(Nina Baym, Wayne Franklin, Ronald Gottesman, Laurence B. Holland, David Kalstone, Arnold Krupat, Francis Murphy, Hershel Parker, William H. Pritchard, Patricia B. Wallace, editors)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Frederick Douglass
| Booker T. Washington
|
Charles Chestnutt
| WEB Du Bois
| Zora Neale Hurston
| Jean Toomer
|
Sterling Brown
|
Langston Hughes
|
Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright |
Ralph Ellison
|
James Baldwin
|
Alice Walker
|
August Wilson
|
Robert Hayden
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
|
Amiri Baraka
|
Michael Harper
|
Rita Dove
|
1998 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Fifth Edition [26]
(Nina Baym, General Editor) (Wayne Franklin, Ronald Gottesman, Laurence B. Holland, David Kalstone, Jerome Klinkowitz, Arnold Krupat, Francis Murphy, Hershel Parker, William H. Pritchard, Patricia B. Wallace, editors)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Harriet Jacobs
| Frederick Douglas
|
Booker T. Washington
|
Charles Chestnutt
| WEB Du Bois
| Claude McKay
|
Zora Neale Hurston
|
Jean Toomer
|
Sterling Brown
|
Langston Hughes
|
Countee Cullen |
Richard Wright
|
Ralph Ellison
|
James Baldwin
|
Toni Morrison
|
Amiri Baraka
|
Ishmael Reed
|
Toni Cade Bambara
|
Alice Walker
|
Robert Hayden
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
|
Michael Harper
|
Rita Dove
|
2003 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Sixth Edition [29]
(Nina Baym, General Editor)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
Briton Hammom
| Harriet Jacobs
|
Frederick Douglass
|
Booker T. Washington
| Charles Chestnutt
| W.E.B. Du Bois
|
Claude McKay
|
Zora Neale Hurston
|
Nella Larsen
|
Jean Toomer
|
Sterling Brown |
Langston Hughes
|
Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright
|
Ralph Ellison
|
James Baldwin
|
Paule Marshall
|
Toni Morrison
|
Amiri Baraka
|
Ishmael Reed
|
Toni Cade Bambara
|
Alice Walker
|
Robert Hayden
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
|
Michael Harper
|
Rita Dove
|
2007 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition [39]
(Nina Baym, General Editor)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
David Walker
|
Sojourner Truth
|
Martin Delany
|
Harriet Jacobs
| William Wells Brown
| Frederick Douglass
|
Frances Harper
|
Booker T. Washington
|
Charles Chestnutt
|
Pauline Hopkins
|
Ida Wells Barnett |
W.E.B. Du Bois
|
James Weldon Johnson
|
Paul Laurence Dunbar
|
Jessie Fauset
|
Langston Hughes
|
Claude McKay
|
Zora Neale Hurston
|
Nella Larsen
|
Jean Toomer
|
Sterling Brown
|
Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright
|
Robert Hayden
|
Ralph Ellison
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
|
James Baldwin
|
Toni Morrison
|
Amiri Baraka
|
Lucille Clifton
|
Ishmael Reed
|
Michael Harper
|
Toni Cade Bambara
|
Alice Walker
|
Yusef Komunyakaa
|
Rita Dove
|
2012 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Eigth Edition [44]
(Nina Baym, General Editor) (Robert S. Levine, Associate General Editor)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
David Walker
|
Sojourner Truth
|
Martin Delany
|
Harriet Jacobs
| William Wells Brown
| Frederick Douglass
|
Frances Harper
|
Julius Lester
|
Booker T. Washington
|
Charles Chestnutt
|
Pauline Hopkins |
Ida Wells Barnett
|
W.E.B. Du Bois
|
James Weldon Johnson
|
Paul Laurence Dunbar
|
Jessie Fauset
|
Langston Hughes
|
Claude McKay
|
Zora Neale Hurston
|
Nella Larsen
|
Jean Toomer
|
Sterling Brown
|
Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright
|
Robert Hayden
|
Ralph Ellison
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
|
James Baldwin
|
Martin Luther King
|
Toni Morrison
|
Amiri Baraka
|
Lucille Clifton
|
Ishmael Reed
|
Michael Harper
|
Toni Cade Bambara
|
Alice Walker
|
August Wilson
|
Yusef Komunyakaa
|
Rita Dove
|
Jamaica Kincaid
|
Edwidge Danticat
|
2017 - The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Ninth Edition [46]
(Robert S. Levine, General Editor) (Michael A. Elliott, Sandra A. Gustafson, Amy Hungerford, Mary Loeffelholz, editors)
Olaudah Equiano
|
Phyllis Wheatley
|
David Walker
|
Samuel Cornish
|
John Russwurm
|
Sojourner Truth
| James Monroe Whitfield
| Martin Delany
|
Harriet Jacobs
|
William Wells Brown
|
Frederick Douglass
|
Frances Harper
|
Booker T. Washington |
Charles Chestnutt
|
Pauline Hopkins
|
Ida Wells Barnett
|
W.E.B. Du Bois
|
Paul Laurence Dunbar
|
Jessie Fauset
|
Langston Hughes
|
Claude McKay
|
Zora Neale Hurston
|
Nella Larsen
|
Jean Toomer
|
Sterling Brown
|
Countee Cullen
|
Richard Wright
|
Robert Hayden
|
Ralph Ellison
|
Gwendolyn Brooks
|
Audre Lorde
|
James Baldwin
|
Toni Morrison
|
Amiri Baraka
|
Lucille Clifton
|
Ishmael Reed
|
Michael Harper
|
Toni Cade Bambara
|
Alice Walker
|
August Wilson
|
Yusef Komunyakaa
|
Edward P. Jones
|
Rita Dove
|
Jamaica Kincaid
|
Edwidge Danticat
|
Tracy K. Smith
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