The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers (Penguin Classics)

The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is a groundbreaking anthology that offers an extraordinary range of voices from African American women writers throughout the tumultuous nineteenth century.

Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this comprehensive collection includes work from 49 writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry, and essays on feminism, education, and the legacy of African American women writers.

The diverse selection engages with social movements like abolition, women’s suffrage, temperance, and civil rights, while highlighting the intellect and personal ambition of African American women.

With well-known writers like Sojourner Truth, Hannah Crafts, and Harriet Jacobs, as well as lesser-known writers like Ella Sheppard, this collection insists that the writing of African American women be read, remembered, and addressed.

Trust Penguin Classics, the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Don't miss out on this landmark collection that sheds light on the experiences and achievements of African American women in the nineteenth century.