The forty-six short stories collected in this volume were originally published in The Colored American Magazine or The Crisis between 1900 and 1920. The Introdu

Analyzing such cultural practices as selling and shopping, political and social activism, urban field work and rural labor, radical discourses on feminine sexua

This collection of original and classic essays examines the contributions that female authors have made to the short story. The introductory chapter discusses w

This essential volume provides an overview of and introduction to African American writers and literary periods from their beginnings through the 21st century.

There has been a dramatic resurgence of interest in early African American writing. Since the accidental rediscovery and republication of Harriet Wilson's Our N