A reprint of the article "Toward a Concept of Afro-Brazilian Literature" by Eduardo de Assis Duarte, which appeared in "Literatura e Afrodescendêcia no Brasil: antologia crítica; Volume 4: História, teoria, polêmica," is presented. The article discusses the concept of Afro-Brazilian literature. It cites the significance of the modernist tradition of negrismo in the work of authors Jorge de Lima and Raul Bopp. It mentions the role of difference in Afro-Brazilian literature.