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The AALBC's Favorite 50 African American Authors
of the 20th Century 1,826 Votes Cast
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 Edwidge Danticat |
 Anita Richmond Bunkley |
 Rosalyn McMillan |
 Tina McElroy Ansa (Photo by Jonιe Ansa) |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
 Valerie Wilson Wesley |
 Ann Petry Photo Carl Van Vecten |
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 Chinua Achebe |
 Dianne McKinney-Whetstone Photo Robert L. Steward |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
 A.J. Verdelle |
 Cornell West |
 Tananarive Due |
 August Wilson |
 John Edgar Wideman Photo: Jerry Bauer |
| 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
 Sonia Sanchez |
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 April Sinclair |
 Lolita Files Photo: Darryl Ranard Nobles |
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| 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
 Marita Golden Photo: George deVincent |
 Maryse Conde Photo by Ulf Anderson/Gamma |
 Charles Johnson |
 Gayl Jones Photo: Emerge Magazine March 1999 |
 Jamaica Kincaid |
| 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Rank | Author | % of Total Votes Cast |
26 |
1.31% |
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27 |
Edwidge Danticat | 1.26% |
28 |
1.04% | |
29 |
Rosalyn McMillan | 1.04% |
30 |
1.04% | |
31 |
Valerie Wilson Wesley |
1.04% |
32 |
0.99% | |
33 |
0.88% | |
34 |
0.88% | |
35 |
Dianne Mckinney-Whetstone |
0.88% |
36 |
A.J. Verdelle |
0.82% |
37 |
0.71% | |
38 |
0.66% | |
39 |
August Wilson |
0.55% |
40 |
0.55% | |
41 |
0.55% | |
42 |
Virginia DeBerry |
0.55% |
43 |
0.49% | |
44 |
Beverly Jenkins | 0.49% |
45 |
0.49% | |
46 |
0.49% | |
47 |
Maryse Conde |
0.44% |
48 |
0.38% | |
49 |
Gayl Jones |
0.38% |
50 |
Jamaica Kincaid | 0.38% |
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