It's a book about the past, but it's also a book about the present that nods to the future.
Green builds on Black feminist, sexuality, historical and cultural studies to create a literary biography that examines Dunbar-Nelson's life and legacy as a respectable activist - a woman who navigated complex challenges associated with resisting racism and sexism, and who defined her sexual identity and sexual agency within the confines of respectability politics. This is the first book-length look at this major figure in Black women's history, covering her life from the post-reconstruction era through the Harlem Renaissance. Until now, Dunbar-Nelson has largely been viewed only in relation to her abusive ex-husband, the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Magazine's "Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2022" (books by or about historically excluded groups) Born in New Orleans in 1875 to a mother who was formerly enslaved and a father of questionable identity, Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a pioneering activist, writer, suffragist, and educator. tomorrow, April 6, to learn about the writer, journalist, and activist who married (and later left) Paul Laurence Dunbar. "A fascinating biography of a fascinating woman." - Booklist, starred review "This definitive look at a remarkable figure delivers the goods." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "A brilliant analysis." - Jericho Brown, Pulitzer Prize winner Featured in Ms. Green, UNCGreensboro professor and author of 'Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson,' for a free virtual event at 12:20 p.m. 'til Death Does the Activist Part Bibliography Index. The Respectable Activist's Harlem Renaissance The New Negro Woman in Alice's Literature Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Contents
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