Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters

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Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters

Bernard A. Drew

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Bernard A. DrewPublished Apr 02, 2015cover on file

"Even well-meaning fiction writers of the late Jim Crow era (1900-1955) perpetuated racial stereotypes in their depiction of black characters.The best known white writers of black characters included Booth Tarkington, Irvin S. Cobb, Roark Bradford, Hugh Wiley, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden. These writers left a curious legacy that deserves examination"--

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Publisher	McFarland
Pages	292
Search language	english
ISBN_10	1-476-61610-8 primary
ISBN_13	978-1-476-61610-0 primary

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