The North Carolina Roots of African American Literature: An Anthology

325 Pages·2006·7.32 MB·English

by  William L. Andrews

the north carolina roots of
african american literature
the university of
north carolina press
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n nthology
william l. andrews
general editor
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Contents
vii
Acknowledgments
1
Introduction
41
Statement of Editorial Practice
george moses horton 43

Edited with an introduction by Amanda Page
49
Texts by Horton
david walker 69

Edited with an introduction by Jennifer Larson
74
Text by Walker
moses roper 89

Edited with an introduction by Kristina Bobo
95
Text by Roper
lunsford lane 139

Edited with an introduction by Cynthia A. Current
145
Text by Lane
harriet jacobs 171

Edited with an introduction by Sarah H. Ficke
and Andreá N. Williams
178
Text by Jacobs
charles w. chesnutt 217

Edited with an introduction by Kimberly Gibbs Burnett
and E. Armistead Lemon
223
Texts by Chesnutt
anna julia cooper 263

Edited with an introduction by Mary Alice Kirkpatrick
269
Text by Cooper
david bryant fulton 289

Edited with an introduction by Jeehyun Lim
294
Texts by Fulton
311
Timeline
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Acknowledgments
William L. Andrews would like to
thank Robert G. Anthony, Jeffrey J. Crow, and
David S. Cecelski for sound advice and thoughtful
suggestions during the planning stages of this book,
the Center for the Study of the American South for grant
support, and Sian Hunter, David Perry, and Kate Torrey
for their interest in and support of this project at the
University of North Carolina Press. The editors
of this book are also grateful to the staff at
the North Carolina State Archives, and in
particular, Steve Massengill, for help
with photographic archives.
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