Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-360) and index.
Contents
Background to an African American literature, 1680-1760 -- The age of revolution, 1760-1800 -- Literary identity in the new nation, 1800-1816 -- The era of colonization, 1816-1828 -- The Liberator and the shaping of African American tradition, 1829-1832 -- Literary expression in the age of abolitionism, 1833-1849 -- African American voices in the American crisis, 1850-1861 -- The war for emancipation and beyond.
