"Iola Leroy or Shadows Uplifted" from Frances Harper. African-American abolitionist, poet and author (1825-1911).

"Minnie's Sacrifice" from Frances Harper. African-American abolitionist, poet and author (1825-1911).

"Poems" from Frances Harper. African-American abolitionist, poet and author (1825-1911).

"Sowing and Reaping" from Frances Harper. African-American abolitionist, poet and author (1825-1911).

"Trial and Triumph" from Frances Harper. African-American abolitionist, poet and author (1825-1911).

Frances Harper's fourth novel follows the beautiful Iola Leroy to tell the story of black families in slavery during the Civil War, and after Emancipation. Written by the foremost black woman activist of the nineteenth century, the novel sheds light on the movements for abolition, public education, and voting rights.