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Blake: Or; The Huts of America
Delaney's hero is a West Indian slave who travels throughout the South advocating revolution, and later becomes the general of a black insurrectory fore in Cuba. Blake hopes that, with rebellion in Cuba and the expulsion of all Americans, Cuba's model as a self-governed black state will ultimately precipitate the downfall of slavery in the United States. Focusing on the political and social issues of the 1850s - slavery as an institution, Cuba as the prime interest of Southern expansionists, the practicality of militant slave revolution, and the possibilities of collective action - Blake is one of the most revealing novels of its period.
Book Details
- Publisher: Beacon Press
- Publish Date: Jun 1st, 1971
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.97in - 5.35in - 0.86in - 0.82lb
- EAN: 9780807064191
- Categories: • Historical - General• African American & Black - Historical• Political
About the Author
Martin R. Delaney (1812-85) has been called the father of American black nationalism, and his only novel, Blake, powerfully dramatizes his separatist philosophy.
Praise for this book
"A fascinating political and social document." - The New York Review of Books