Iola Leroy, a racially mixed girl who becomes a slave when her white father dies, finds that through her maternal ancestors she is heir to a black family, and searches for her true community and her real family.
Iola Leroy, Or, Shadows Uplifted
Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted, by Frances E. W. Harper.
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'Iola Leroy', one of the first novels published by an African-American woman, follows a group of slaves who are seeking refuge with the approaching Union army during the Civil War.
"Iola Leroy or Shadows Uplifted" from Frances Harper. African-American abolitionist, poet and author (1825-1911).
Well , I'm jis ' gwine to keep on prayin ' an ' b'lievin ' . ... Las ' Sunday we had it in Gibson's woods ; Sunday ' fore las ' , in de old cypress swamp ; an ' nex ' Sunday we'el hab one in McCullough's woods .
Iola Leroy Or Shadows Uplifted
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"Well, I'm jis' gwine to keep on prayin' an' b'lievin'." Just then the bell rang, and Robert, ... Las' Sunday we had it in Gibson's woods; Sunday 'fore las', in de old cypress swamp; an' nex' Sunday we'el hab one in McCullough's woods.