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Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most popular, influential and controversial book written by an American. Stowe's rich, panoramic novel passionately ... More

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MORE than two hundred years have elapsed since the first cargo of slaves was landed on the banks of the James River, in the colony of Virginia, from ... More

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What if, on your sister's wedding day, you were given to her - as her slave? When wealthy plantation owner Cornelius Allen marries off his daughter ... More

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Set in Washington DC in the 1950s, an elderly black Baptist minister from Georgia visits a Senator on his deathbed. Their conversation and the ... More

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Aimed at young readers, this adventure-themed collection of adapted classic books will entertain youngsters with characters and storylines that seek ... More

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The first American novel to sell over a million copies. By calling attention to the issue of slavery, Stowe's timeless and moving novel holds a ... More

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Originally published in 1923, Cane is a literary masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance. The growing interest in African-American literature that ... More

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Truthful Pictures examines novels and sermons written in the antebellum south pre-Civil War, in particular those written after the 1851 publication ... More

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The first American novel to sell over a million copies. By calling attention to the issue of slavery, it has become a part of our country's literary ... More

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Based on historically accurate roots, this novel explores one New Yorker's involvement in his family's rice plantation and the wild tensions involved ... More

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The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative ... More

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'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.' Lawyer Atticus Finch gives this advice to his ... More

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During slavery times, the law states that slaves could not gather together in groups. For Simmy and his family, that means they must worship in ... More

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High John the Conqueror sometimes called simply High John or John is a slave trickster who always outwits Old Master. Much like Greek slave Aesop's ... More

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Set in the deep south that provided the backdrop for all of Faulkner's finest fiction, Intruder in the Dust is the novel that marks the final phase ... More

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Spizzerinctum, The Life and Legend of Robert "Black Bob" Renfro is an epic saga about a man with an indomitable will to succeed. As a young slave he ... More

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This collection of stories and excerpts from 24 of the best storytellers and writers of modern Southern literature features "coming of age" stories ... More

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A young slave boy risks his life to learn how to read and, with the unsuspecting help of a teacher from the North, begins to realize his dream.

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In a novel rejected by a major publisher in the 19th century as too shocking for its time, writer Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) challenges the ... More

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Faulkner's final novel is a tale of three Mississippi travellers. Ned, Boon and young Lucius travel to Memphis in a stolen car to find love and ... More

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