The North Carolina roots of African American literature : an anthology / William L. Andrews, general editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andrews, William L., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--North Carolina.

American literature.

American literature--African American authors.

African Americans--North Carolina--Intellectual life.

African Americans.

African Americans--Literary collections.

African Americans--North Carolina.

North Carolina--Literary collections.

North Carolina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and essays showcases some of the works of eight influential African American writers from North Carolina during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book includes writers such as Charles W Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, David Bryant Fulton, George Moses Horton, Harriet Jacobs, and others.

Contents:

George Moses Horton / edited with an introduction by Amanda Page

David Walker / edited with an introduction by Jennifer Larson

Moses Roper / edited with an introduction by Kristina Bobo

Lunsford Lane / edited with an introduction by Cynthia A. Current

Harriet Jacobs / edited with an introduction by Sarah H. Ficke and Andrea N. William

Charles W. Chesnutt / edited with an introduction by Kimberly Gibbs Burnett and E. Armistead Lemon

Anna Julia Cooper / edited with an introduction by Mary Alice Kirkpatrick

David Bryant Fulton / edited with an introduction by Jeehyun Lim.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-39).

ISBN:

9798890879424

9780807877050

0807877050

OCLC:

476236320