Which of the following is listed as an African American literary figure in the notes?

• A. Frederick Douglass
• B. Henry James
• C. Adam and Eve
• D. Othello

Answer: (A)

The idea here is to identify someone who is recognized as an African American writer in the standard literary notes. Frederick Douglass is that figure: a foundational African American writer and abolitionist whose autobiography and speeches helped establish a Black voice in American literature and protest writing. He’s routinely included in discussions of early African American literary figures and their impact.

Henry James, while a major American author, is associated with white American realism rather than African American literature. Adam and Eve are biblical figures, not authors studied in this context. Othello is a character from a Shakespeare play, not a literary figure in the notes about African American authors. So Frederick Douglass is the correct choice.