An edition of Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted (1892)

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An edition of Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted (1892)

Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted

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As the Civil War bears down on a small North Carolina town, a tight-knit community of enslaved men and women is preparing for the coming battle and the possibility of freedom. Into this ensemble cast of characters comes Iola Leroy, a young woman who grew up unaware of her African ancestry until she is lured back home under false pretenses and immediately enslaved. Amidst a backdrop of battlefield hospitals and clandestine prayer meetings, this quietly stouthearted novel is a story of community, integrity, and solidarity.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was already one of the most prominent African-American poets of the nineteenth century when—at age 67—she turned her focus to novels. Her most enduring work, Iola Leroy, was one of the first novels published by an African-American writer. Although the book was initially popular with readers, it soon fell out of print and was critically forgotten. In the 1970s, the book was rediscovered and reclaimed as a seminal contribution to African-American literature.

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Martino Fine Books
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222

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Cover of: Iola Leroy
Iola Leroy
2021, Standard Ebooks
in English
Cover of: Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted
Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted
2015-06-18, Martino Fine Books
Cover of: Iola (Black Classics)
Iola (Black Classics)
September 1996, X-Pr, UNKNO
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Iola Leroy, or, Shadows uplifted
Iola Leroy, or, Shadows uplifted
1988, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: Iola Leroy, or, Shadows uplifted
Iola Leroy, or, Shadows uplifted
1895, James H. Earle
- 3rd ed.
Cover of: Iola Leroy, or, Shadows uplifted
Iola Leroy, or, Shadows uplifted
1892, James H. Earle, Publ.
in English - 3rd ed.

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Open Library
OL46901901M
Internet Archive
iolaleroyorshado0000fran
ISBN 10
1614278288
ISBN 13
9781614278283

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