Reevaluates Charles Chesnutt’s deft manipulation of the passing theme to expand understanding of the author’s fiction and nonfiction. Nine contributors apply a variety of theories to add richness to readings…

Collected in this volume are the 1889–1905 letters of one of the first African-American literary artists to cross the color line into the de facto segregated American publishing industry of…

Originally released in 1899, this seminal collection of short stories present the complexities of the Black-American experience in the Postbellum South. Chesnutt's often subversive tales challenge popular representations of racial…

Examines the life of one of the most influential promoters of the civil rights movement. Covers Douglass’ early life in slavery, his power and charisma as a public speaker, much…

Seven short stories from an influential twentieth-century African-American author have been edited for modern readers. Changes include standardized spellings and replacement of offensive terms. There are no changes to plot…

Originally published in 1900, this groundbreaking novel by a distinguished African-American author recounts the drama of a brother and sister who pass for white during the dangerous days of Reconstruction.