Black Prison Intellectuals - Writings from the Long Nineteenth Century

Recovering critical, understudied writings from early archives, this book calls into question the idea that the Black prison intellectual movement began in the twentieth century, tracing the arc of Black prison writing from 1795 to 1901.

About the author

Andrea Stone, professor of English language and literature at Smith College, is the author of the award-winning Black Well-Being: Health and Selfhood in Antebellum Black Literature.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Stone
• Publisher: Longleaf Services on Behalf of U of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2025
• EAN: 9780813079202
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-7920-2
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies