The document summarizes Briana Ryan's presentation on the literature about African Americans in the West. It outlines three waves of literature on the topic from the Civil Rights Movement to 2009. The first wave included works on civil rights and the "Exodusters" who migrated to Kansas after the Civil War. The second wave examined racial tensions and the concept of a racial frontier. The third wave covered African American women's experiences and the St. Louis African American community.