The era of the primitivist school: the beginning of Black American literature's public role
The era of the naturalistic protest school: the politicization of Black American literature
The era of the existentialist school: political disillusionment and retreat into individualism
The era of the moral suasion school: political re-engagement through protest for civil rights
Amiri Baraka and the rise of the counterhegemonic Black cultural nationalist school
A theoretical overview.