Title: Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters
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"--
Subjects: American fiction, History and criticism, African Americans in literature, Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature, American fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century