Representing the race [electronic resource] : a new political history of African American literature / Gene Andrew Jarrett.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211 - 248) and index.

Introduction: Toward a political history of African American literature -- The politics of early African American literature -- The culture of racial politics after slavery -- New Negro politics from reconstruction to the Harlem Renaissance -- The geopolitics of African American autobiography between the world wars -- Copyright law, free speech, and the transformative value of African American literature -- The political audacity of Barack Obama's literature -- Epilogue: The politics of African American literature after Obama.

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