Iola Leroy was originally published in 1892, during a time of black disenfranchisement, lynching, and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a refined mulatto raised to believe she's white until she and her mother are sold into slavery. Iola becomes an outspoken advocate for her people and a critic of race-mixing. Her story offers an important portrait of black life during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Iola Leroy (Black Women Writers Series)
$27.20 - $34.00
- UPC:
- 9780807065198
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 1999-12-10
- Release Date:
- 1999-12-10
- Author:
- Frances Harper
- Language:
- english