Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters
Publisher: McFarland
Published: Apr 02, 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781476616100
Description: "Even well-meaning fiction writers of the late Jim Crow era (1900-1955) perpetuated racial stereotypes in their depiction of black characters.The best known white writers of black characters included Booth Tarkington, Irvin S. Cobb, Roark Bradford, Hugh Wiley, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden. These writers left a curious legacy that deserves examination"--