The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers

"In The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Hollis Robbins have assembled an incisive collection of pieces by over 50 women, spanning nearly a century and highlighting the importance of varied narratives in connecting the past to the present. From slave testimony to satire, romance novels to cultural commentary, these pieces form a complex and compelling whole. This isn’t a book seeking tidy answers about the “right” ambitions. It’s a rewarding history and a reminder that the past is never a single story."