DIXIE DARKIES: NEGRO STORIES, MULE TALES, RACE RELATIONSHIPS
Book Details + Condition: Bruce Humphries, Inc (Boston). First Edition, 1942. Hardcover with original dust jacket. 150 pages. Author William F. Roberts was an African-American gentleman raised on a plantation in the "Old South". In his book, he collects humorous stories and anecdotes of Southern planation life, as well as observations of race relations, in the midst of institutionalized racism and myriad horrors the slaves confronted. From the Preface: "In writing this book I have kept in mind two things: First of all, I want to share with you some of the fun and humor we find among the Negroes and mules on the plantations. In second place, I have tried to make this a hand book of dependable information and correct understanding as to the outstanding phases and characteristics of Negro life in the South where whites and blacks live together."
An uncommon first edition in very good condition, with firm binding; toned pages; interior is clean and free of markings. Original dust jacket shows only minor wear, mainly to extremities; it retains its original price, and is protected with a mylar cover.
