Hagar's Daughter. A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice

About this film

LibriVox recording of Hagar's Daughter. A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins. Read by LibriVox Volunteers Hagar's Daughter was first published serially in "The Colored American Magazine" in 1901-1902 by Pauline E. Hopkins, a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, historian, and playwright. The book was described as "a powerful narrative of love and intrigue, founded on events which happened in the exciting times immediately following the assassination of President Lincoln: a story of the Republic in the power of Southern caste prejudice toward the Negro." (From the January, 1901, issue of "The Colored American Magazine") In another of her works, the author explained the nature and purpose of her literary efforts: "But, after all, it is the simple, homely tale, unassumingly told, which cements the bond of brotherhood among all classes and all complexions. Fiction is of great value to any people as a preserver of manners and customs—religious, political and social. It is a record of growth and development from generation to generation. No one will do this for us; we must ourselves develop the men and women who will faithfully portray the inmost t…

Directors & creators

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;slavery; abolition; racism; emancipation

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