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In old plantation days (1903)

In old plantation days (1903)

African American Fiction Short Stories

George Wharton Edwards, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Martin Justice

Year: 1903
Authors: George Wharton Edwards, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Martin Justice
Print type: BOOK

Description:

<p>Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an African-American novelist, poet, and dramatist during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.</p><p>In Old Plantation Days (1903) by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a collection of short stories that focuses on the stereotypical portrayal of slaves. Dunbar received both criticism and anger for his stereotypical depictions of slaves as “obedient workers happy to spend their lives in service of their benevolent owner.”</p> In Old Plantation Days (1903) by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a collection of short stories that focuses on the stereotypical portrayal of slaves. Dunbar received both criticism and anger for his stereotypical depictions of slaves as "obedient workers happy to spend their lives in service of their benevolent owner."