Title:
A treasury of African American Christmas stories / compiled and edited by Bettye Collier-Thomas.
ISBN:
9780807027837
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]
Physical Description:
xviii, 228 pages ; 20 cm
Contents:
Sermon in the cradle / W. E. B. Du Bois -- A carol of color / Mary Jenness -- Christmas reunion down at Martinsville / Augustus M. Hodges -- Children's Christmas / Alice Moore Dunbar -- Christmas Eve story / Fanny Jackson Coppin -- Mollie's best Christmas gift / Mary E. Lee -- A Christmas story / Carrie Jane Thomas -- Fannie May's Christmas / Katherine Davis Tillman -- Elsie's Christmas / Salem Tutt Whitney -- General Washington: a Christmas story / Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins -- Autobiography of a dollar bill / Lelia Plummer -- Mirama's Christmas test / Timothy Thomas Fortune -- A Christmas party that prevented a split in the church / Margaret Black -- Three men and a woman / Augustus M. Hodges -- It came to pass: a Christmas story / Bruce L. Reynolds -- A Christmas Journey / Louis Lorenzo Redding -- Uncle U.S. Santa Claus / James Conway Jackson -- Devil spends Christmas Eve in Dixie / Andrew Dobson -- One Christmas Eve / Langston Hughes -- Santa Claus is a white man / John Henrik Clarke -- Merry Christmas Eve / Adele Hamlin -- White Christmas / Valena Minor Williams.
Summary:
"A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century through the Depression era. Back in print for the first time in over a decade, this landmark collection features writings from well-known writers and activists such as Pauline Hopkins and Langston Hughes, along with gems from rediscovered writers. Written by and about African-Americans and containing little-known stories and poems dating from the late nineteenth century through the Depression era, this collection reflects the Christmas experiences of everyday African-Americans and addresses familial and romantic love, faith, and more serious topics such as racism, violence, poverty, and racial identity. This new edition will feature the best stories and poems from previous editions along with new material including "The Sermon in the Cradle" by W.E.B. Du Bois"-- Provided by publisher.
"A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century through the Depression era"-- Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
on1020311918
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