Mammy's White Folks (1919)

Mammy's White Folks is a novel written by Emma Speed Sampson and published in 1919. The story is set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War. The main character, Mammy, is a former slave who works as a servant for a wealthy white family. The novel follows Mammy's experiences as she navigates the complexities of race relations and class distinctions in the post-war South. The story explores the relationship between Mammy and the family she serves, particularly the young white girl she has helped raise since birth. Mammy's loyalty to the family is tested when she becomes involved in a conflict between the family and a group of African American sharecroppers who are being mistreated by the family's plantation overseer. Throughout the novel, Mammy struggles with her own identity and her place in society as a former slave. She is torn between her love and loyalty to the white family she serves and her desire to help her fellow African Americans who are still struggling for freedom and equality. Mammy's White Folks is a poignant and powerful novel that provides a unique perspective on the Reconstruction Era and the complexities of race relations in the American South. The book is considered a classic of Southern literature and a significant contribution to the genre of African American fiction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.