{"product_id":"sketches-of-southern-life-9781636524603","title":"Sketches of Southern life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frances Ellen Watkins Harper\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Black Legacy Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Black Legacy Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSketches of Southern Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is a powerful poetic work portraying the lives, struggles, and moral strength of African Americans in the post-Civil War South. Written in verse, the collection addresses themes of emancipation, faith, labor, family, and social responsibility, offering insight into everyday experiences shaped by freedom and hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarper's poetry combines empathy with social critique, capturing the voices of formerly enslaved people and highlighting the challenges of Reconstruction-era America. This work stands as an important contribution to African American literature and reflects Harper's enduring commitment to justice, education, and moral uplift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential for readers interested in African American poetry, Reconstruction history, social reform literature, and nineteenth-century American writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Legacy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47573650931863,"sku":"9781636524603","price":692.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781636524603.webp?v=1774893418","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sketches-of-southern-life-9781636524603","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}