The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology ebook

The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America-these and other founders of African American literature have a surprising connection to one another: they all hailed from th. .

The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America-these and other founders of African American literature have a surprising connection to one another: they all hailed from the state of North Carolina.

In his introduction, William L. Andrews explores the reasons why black North Carolinians made such a disproportionate contribution (in . Andrews explores the reasons why black North Carolinians made such a disproportionate contribution (in quantity and lasting quality) to African American literature as compared to that of other southern states with larger African American populations. The authors in this anthology parlayed both the advantages and disadvantages of their North Carolina beginnings into sophisticated perspectives on the best and the worst of which humanity, in both the South and the North, was capable.

Home Browse Books Book details, The North Carolina Roots of African American. The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology. By William L. Andrews. The authors in this anthology parlayed both the advantages and disadvantages of their North Carolina beginnings into sophisticated perspectives on the best and the worst of which humanity, in the South and the North, was capable. They created an African American literary tradition unrivaled by that of any other state in the South.

American literature - North Carolina, American literature - African American authors, African Americans . This book includes writers such as Charles W Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, David Bryant Fulton, George Moses Horton, Harriet Jacobs, and others.

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The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, and the father of black nationalism in America all hailed from North Carolina. This collection of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and essays showcases some of the best work of eight influential African American writers from North Carolina during the 19th and early 20th centuries. See all Product description.

The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America-these and other founders of African American literature have a surprising connection to one another: they all hailed from th. This collection of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and essays showcases some of the best work of eight influential African American writers from North Carolina during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America-these and other . Publisher: University of North Carolina Press. Weight: . 6 lbs. Dimensions: . " x . ". You Might Also Enjoy.

North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology. The first African American to publish a book in the South, the author of the first female slave narrative in the United States, the father of black nationalism in America-these and other founders of African American literature have a surprising connection to one another: they all hailed from the state of North Carolina.

328 p. 25 x . 5, 20 illus. For more information about William L. Andrews, visit the Author Page. A welcome effort to take more substantive scholarly note of North Carolina's centrality to African American literature. North Carolina's complexities and contradictions are elegantly illustrated. -Journal of Southern History.

Originally published in 1992, A History of African Americans in North Carolina was the first one-volume survey of black .

Originally published in 1992, A History of African Americans in North Carolina was the first one-volume survey of black history in the state. It traced the story of black North Carolinians from the colonial period into the 1990s. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead (Harvest American Writing Series).