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Sitting in Darkness
New South Fiction, Education, and the Rise of Jim Crow Colonialism, 1865-1920
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Focusing on the Reconstruction and New South eras, the book examines how literature engages with critical issues such as black education, citizenship, Jim Crow laws, and U.S. foreign policy. The author advocates for a deeper understanding of New South literature's content and its formal innovations, highlighting its significance in the broader context of U.S. literary history and its role in shaping societal debates.
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Sitting in Darkness, Peter Schmidt
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- 2011
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- Title
- Sitting in Darkness
- Subtitle
- New South Fiction, Education, and the Rise of Jim Crow Colonialism, 1865-1920
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Schmidt
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN13
- 9781617032073
- Category
- About Literature, Maps and Travel
- Description
- Focusing on the Reconstruction and New South eras, the book examines how literature engages with critical issues such as black education, citizenship, Jim Crow laws, and U.S. foreign policy. The author advocates for a deeper understanding of New South literature's content and its formal innovations, highlighting its significance in the broader context of U.S. literary history and its role in shaping societal debates.