{"product_id":"iola-leroy-isbn-9780807065198","title":"Iola Leroy","description":"\u003ci\u003eIola Leroy\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1892, during a time of black disenfranchisement, lynching, and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a \"refined mulatto\" raised to believe she's white until she and her mother are sold into slavery. Iola becomes an outspoken advocate for her people and a critic of race-mixing. Her story offers an important portrait of black life during the Civil War and Reconstruction.One of the most significant contributions to early Black literature. -Jane Campbell, Belle Lettres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This edition of \u003ci\u003eIola Leroy,\u003c\/i\u003e with Hazel Carby's introduction, is required reading.\" -Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A moving rite of passage story, the 'ordeal of suffering' of an enlightened black girl growing up. . . . A superior book.\" -Doris Grumbach, National Public Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In an era full of extraordinary black women, Frances Watkins Harper . . . was one of the most extraordinary among them. If she had published nothing else, Iola Leroy would have been sufficient of her to claim a place among the intellectuals of her time.\" -Nellie McKay, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFrances E. W. Harper (1825-1911), a popular lecturer, poet, and author, was a leader in the suffrage and temperance movements and a founding member of the National Association of Colored Women.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302662525157,"sku":"NP9780807065198","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807065198.jpg?v=1767730172","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/iola-leroy-isbn-9780807065198","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}