![]() ![]() No one will do this for us we must ourselves develop the men and women who will faithfully portray the inmost thoughts and feelings of the Negro with all the fire and romance which lie dormant in our history, and, as yet, unrecognized by writers of the Anglo-Saxon race. ![]() It is a record of growth and development from generation to generation. Fiction is of great value to any people as a preserver of manners and customs-religious, political and social. 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. 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") Hopkins, a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, historian, and playwright. Hagar's Daughter was first published serially in "The Colored American Magazine" in 1901-1902 by Pauline E. Pauline Hopkins, in full Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, (born 1859, Portland, Maine, U.S.died Aug. ![]() Download cover art Download CD case insert Hagar's Daughter. ![]()
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