Project Gutenberg 2012-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 98 Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) 1872 1933 Griggs, Sutton Elbert Unfettered: A Novel E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Unfettered: A Novel" by Sutton E. Griggs is a historical fiction narrative written in the early 20th century. This novel delves into the complexities of race relations in the American South during the aftermath of slavery, focusing on the lives of Negro characters and their struggles for dignity and recognition in a society that has historically oppressed them. The story revolves around the character Morlene, a young woman of mixed heritage, as well as Maurice and Lemuel Dalton, representing conflicting ideologies about race and power dynamics. The opening of "Unfettered" sets a somber tone as it begins with the death of Maurice Dalton, who lies surrounded by loved ones, including his devoted nurse Aunt Catherine and the beautiful Morlene, whose paternity is unknown to her but is closely tied to the Dalton legacy. As Maurice's life ends, Aunt Catherine mourns deeply, revealing the emotional connections between the characters. Following Maurice’s death, Lemuel Dalton, the new owner of the estate, expresses a stark change in attitude towards the Negroes living on his property, signaling a shift in power dynamics that will resonate throughout the narrative. The initial chapters establish a foundation for exploring themes of race, love, and identity against a backdrop of personal and societal conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38830/38830-h/images/cover.jpg en African Americans -- Fiction United States -- Race relations -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 406560 406295 2024-09-16T10:46:19.982374 2023-09-17T05:43:05.390772 text/html text/html 408433 2012-02-10T22:52:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 317295 2012-02-10T22:56:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 337222 2024-09-16T10:46:26.346363 application/epub+zip 340577 2024-09-16T10:46:21.000362 application/epub+zip 237783 2024-09-16T10:46:20.471395 application/epub+zip 477234 2024-09-16T10:46:30.628344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429152 2024-09-16T10:46:25.701352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324017 2022-09-17T16:57:37.109620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359696 359468 2024-09-16T10:46:19.076418 2023-09-17T05:43:04.684761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 359323 2012-02-10T22:47:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138320 2012-02-10T22:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359334 2012-02-10T22:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138324 2012-02-10T22:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20723 2024-09-16T10:46:30.775314 application/rdf+xml 22585 2024-09-16T10:46:20.585382 image/jpeg 2888 2024-09-16T10:46:20.527371 image/jpeg 317306 2024-09-16T10:46:20.025386 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