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Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted

Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted

By: Frances E. W. Harper

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The daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter, Iola Leroy led a life of comfort and privilege, never guessing at her mixed-race ancestry — until her father died and a treacherous relative sold her into slavery. This stirring tale of life during the Civil War and Reconstruction traces a young woman's struggles and triumphs on the path to self-discovery. Confronted with the truth of her origins, Iola Leroy rejects the secrecy and shame inherent to a life of passing as white. Instead, she devotes herself to the improvement of black society in this compelling exploration of race, politics, and class.
The New York Times noted that this 1892 work was "probably the bestselling novel by an African-American before the twentieth century." It bears the additional distinction of being among the first novels published by an African-American woman. Author Frances E. W. Harper, a popular lecturer and poet, was a leader in the suffrage and temperance movements and a founding member of the National Association of Colored Women. In Iola Leroy, she advocates female self-sufficiency and independence within the context of a gripping work of historical fiction.

Reprint of the Garrigues Brothers, Philadelphia, 1893 second edition.
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 to 48 hours
ISBN 100486479013
ISBN 139780486479019
Author/EditorFrances E. W. Harper
FormatBook
Page Count224
Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/2

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