Iola Leroy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807065198)

Iola Leroy was originally published in 1892, during a time of black disenfranchisement, lynching, and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a "refined mulatto" raised to believe she's white until she and her mother are sold into slavery. Iola becomes an outspoken advocate for her people and a critic of race-mixing. Her story offers an important portrait of black life during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Author: Frances Harper
ISBN-10: 0807065196
ISBN-13: 9780807065198
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 12/10/1999
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.53w x 0.76d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 01/30/2000 pg. 24
Ebony 03/01/2000 pg. 21