Felgar, Robert

An examination of slavery in American literature, discussing the works of Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others.

Discusses twentieth-century African-American author Richard Wright's life and provides critical studies of his major novels, short story collections, and autobiography.

Bibliography: p. 180-185. A critical examination of the themes, ideas, and techniques in Wright's work.

Presents a variety of documents which have been chosen to help readers understand the political, racial, literary, social, and general cultural contexts of the fictional autobiography "Black Boy.".