A Voice From the South, presents strong ideals supporting racial and gender equality as well as economic progress. It's a forward-thinking narrative that highlights many disparities hindering the African American community. Anna J. Cooper was an accomplished educator who used her influence to encourage and elevate African Americans. With A Voice From the South, she delivers a poignant analysis of the country's affairs as they relate to Black people,...

This story of a young black mother's life as a slave and how she attained her freedom was one of the first and most harrowing slave narratives published.

When the mysterious Sappho Clark arrives in Boston, she lodges with the Smith family and immediately becomes a source of fascination: Mia Smith is struck by Sappho's self-possession; her daughter Dora Smith admires Soppho's career as a stenographer; and Will Smith, Dora's brother, falls madly in love. Although Sappho is accepted by the Smiths and their friends, it becomes clear that Sappho's beauty is a lure to bad actors, including those who entertain...