Martin Robinson Delany was a pivotal figure in the abolitionist movement and a proponent of Black nationalism. His journalistic endeavors, including co-publishing an anti-slavery newspaper, highlight his commitment to combating injustice. As a physician and soldier, Delany engaged in various spheres with the aim of advancing equality and rights for African Americans. His writings and activism have left a lasting legacy in the history of the civil rights struggle.
Delany's tale of Blake, an escaped slave in the era before the US Civil War brings the harrowing detail of life under slavery and offers a call to action for resistance. New edition with a new introduction in the Foundations of Black Science Fiction series.