Fra Norton Anthology of American Literature (Shorter 6th Ed.)
- Countee Cullen, "Yet Do I Marvel," "Incident," "Heritage" (from Color, 1925)
- Langston Hughes, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Mother to Son," "I, Too," "Mulatto," "Song for a Dark Girl"
- Zora Neale Hurston, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" (1928)
- Claude McKay, "Africa," "The Harlem Dancer," "The Lynching," "Harlem Shadows," "America," "If We Must Die" (from Harlem Shadows, 1922);
Jessie Redmon Fauset: Plum Bun , 1928. Beacon. 408 pp.
Zora Neale Hurston: Sweat, 1926. (photocopy).
Nella Larsen "Passing " fra: Quicksand & Passing, 1929. Serpent's Tail. 106 pp.
Richard Bruce Nugent: Smoke, Lilies, and Jade, 1926. (photocopy).
Jean Toomer: Cane , 1923. Norton, app. 130 pp.
Carl Van Vechten: Nigger Heaven , 1926. U of Illinois P. 336 pp.
Utover dette vil studenter som tar emnet som et "hovedemne" (15 sp) innenfor et hovedfagsstudium, legge opp:
Claude McKay: Home to Harlem , 1928. X Press. 236 pp.
Toni Morrison: Jazz , 1992. Picador. 240 pp.