Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 237 Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins 1825 1911 Harper, F. E. W. (Frances Ellen Watkins) Watkins, Frances Ellen Harper, Frances E. W. Harper, Frances E. Watkins Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book explores themes of race, freedom, and identity through the experiences of its main character, Iola Leroy, a woman of mixed heritage who navigates the complexities of life in a post-Civil War society while dealing with her past as a slave. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the lives of various characters, including slaves who communicate coded messages about the ongoing war through conversations about market goods, which serves as a metaphor for their hopes of freedom. The opening chapters depict their daily lives and hopes for liberation while showcasing Iola's struggle and the challenges faced within the tumultuous historical context. The narrative signals a transition not only for Iola and her peers but for the entire African American community as they pursue their rights in a nation as divided by race as it is by the conflict at hand. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Fiction African American women -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 481167 481076 2024-10-05T17:27:21.142800 2023-10-06T05:06:00.283787 text/html text/html 481160 481069 2024-10-05T17:27:21.436787 2023-10-06T05:06:00.496887 text/html text/html 263107 2024-10-05T17:27:30.831768 application/epub+zip 268683 2024-10-05T17:27:24.882777 application/epub+zip 256345 2024-10-05T17:27:23.523795 application/epub+zip 493996 2024-10-05T17:27:35.515719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453413 2024-10-05T17:27:29.927784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414064 2022-09-06T20:12:49.441441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434920 434880 2024-10-05T17:27:20.698791 2023-10-06T05:05:59.907789 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 436249 2020-12-14T21:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166076 2020-12-14T21:42:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 436240 2020-12-14T21:42:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166054 2020-12-14T21:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21422 2024-10-05T17:27:35.647720 application/rdf+xml 14899 2024-10-05T17:27:24.133796 image/jpeg 3601 2024-10-05T17:27:23.818796 image/jpeg 256987 2024-10-05T17:27:21.476808 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia