<strong>Iola Leroy</strong> was originally published in 1892 during a time of blackdisenfranchisement lynching and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a refinedmu... » 

Iola Leroy was originally published in 1892 during a time of blackdisenfranchisement lynching and Jim Crow laws. It is the story of a refinedmulatto raised to believe shes white until she and her mother are sold intoslavery. Iola becomes an outspoken advocate for her people and a critic ofracemixing. Her story offers an important portrait of black life during theCivil War and Reconstruction. «