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¿ A new Introduction, foreword and Life & Works¿ Part of a series of classic, often neglected works by black writers.¿ The series gathers together the roots of modern black sci-fi¿ With a Glossary of Gothic, Victorian & Literary terms
About the author
Martin R. Delany (1812–85), abolitionist and first Black field officer in the U.S. Army, produced a collection of works that resonate still with advocates for civil rights and social justice. Writing the US Civil War he is often regarded as the father of Black Nationalism.
Dr. Sandra M. Grayson is a tenured full professor in the English Department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her publications include the books Visions of the Third Millennium; Symbolizing the Past; A Literary Revolution; and Sparks of Resistance, Flames of Change.
Patty Nicole Johnson writes sci-fi that envisions a more equitable society. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in New American Legends, On the Seawall, Midnight & Indigo, Constelación and Flame Tree’s Black Sci-Fi Short Stories. She is also revising her debut novel, The Rhythm of Reveries and has been a panellist at FIYAHCON.
Summary
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.
Foreword
New edition of Delany's classic pre US Civil war slavery tale which follows an escaped slave who tries to ignite insurrection against the de-humanizing institutions of depravation.
