Growing Up Biden
The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life

Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies

A cornerstone of early American political thought, this collection provides invaluable insight into the grievances and philosophical underpinnings of the era. Dickinson’s work explores the economic relationship between Great Britain and its colonies, analyzing the impact of British financial policies on colonial life.

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  • Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures.

  • The Tradition explores cultural threats on black bodies, resistance, and the interplay of desire and privilege in a dangerous era.