Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted
by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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About This Book
A landmark account of the African American experience during the Civil War and its aftermath.First published in 1892, this stirring novel by the great writer and activist Frances Harper tells the story of the young daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter who travels to the North to attend school, only to be sold into slavery in the South when it is discovered that she has Negro blood. After she is freed by the Union army, she works to reunify her family and embrace her heritage, committing herself to improving the conditions for blacks in America. Through her fascinating characters-includin...
Chapters (71)
- OR
- INTRODUCTION.
- CONTENTS.
- Chapter
- CHAPTER I.
- MYSTERY OF MARKET SPEECH AND PRAYER-MEETING.
- CHAPTER II.
- CONTRABAND OF WAR.
- CHAPTER III.
- UNCLE DANIEL'S STORY.
- CHAPTER IV.
- ARRIVAL OF THE UNION ARMY.
- CHAPTER V.
- THE RELEASE OF IOLA LEROY.
- CHAPTER VI.
- ROBERT JOHNSON'S PROMOTION AND RELIGION.
- CHAPTER VII.
- TOM ANDERSON'S DEATH.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- THE MYSTIFIED DOCTOR.
- CHAPTER IX.
- EUGENE LEROY AND ALFRED LORRAINE.
- CHAPTER X.
- SHADOWS IN THE HOME.
- CHAPTER XI.
- THE PLAGUE AND THE LAW.
- CHAPTER XII.
- SCHOOL-GIRL NOTIONS.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- A REJECTED SUITOR.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- HARRY LEROY.
- CHAPTER XV.
- ROBERT AND HIS COMPANY.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- AFTER THE BATTLE.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- FLAMES IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- SEARCHING FOR LOST ONES.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- STRIKING CONTRASTS.
- CHAPTER XX.
- A REVELATION.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- A HOME FOR MOTHER.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- FURTHER LIFTING OF THE VEIL.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- DELIGHTFUL REUNIONS.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- NORTHERN EXPERIENCE.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- AN OLD FRIEND.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- OPEN QUESTIONS.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- DIVERGING PATHS.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- DR. LATROBE'S MISTAKE.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- FRIENDS IN COUNCIL.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- DAWNING AFFECTIONS.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- WOOING AND WEDDING.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- CONCLUSION.
- NOTE.
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