Blake or The Huts of America
Martin R. Delany; Floyd J. Miller [Editor]
ISBN 10: 080706419X ISBN 13: 9780807064191
Published by Beacon Press, 1971
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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.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.
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Title: Blake or The Huts of America
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 1971
Binding: paperback
Condition: New