african american detection -Bailey Flashcards
Are white writers creating black characters and readers are buying their books?
Yes
Are black writers visible in the publishing world`?
Not, so much
Did African american characters appear early in american crime and detective fiction=
Yes
Give an example of african american character in early detective fiction
Edgar Allen Poe has a black servant named Jupiter in his short story- The gold bug
What is considered to be a contribution to the detective genre.
red herrings and misdirections
How does poe depict Jupiter?
comic, ignorant, devoted to his master
What were the perception in the US and Europe about blacks?
That they were a few evolutionary steps removed from the oranguatns or apes.
what was seen as a threat in the US in the post-civil era?
the alleged threat of the “ new Negro criminal ” was used
to justify repressive measures by the criminal justice system and extra - legal justice in
the hands of white vigilantes.
Did the black man Henry Highland Garnet -a former slave who met Doyle challenge Doyle’s notions about race?
Yes
What impressed Doyle about Garnet=
His manner and his intelligence.
Who went on a lecture tour in the antebellum era?
During the antebellum era, ex - slave abolitionists such as
Frederick Douglass and Henry Highland Garnet went on the lecture circuit and wrote
about slavery as both an “ institution ” and a “ crime ” against humanity
Who made a unique contribution to american literature?
African - American abolitionists made a unique contribution to American literature with “ slave narratives ” that drew on Native American “ captivity narratives, ”
biography, and the sentimental novel.
what was being challenged in the courts of law?
the crimes that were being committed by whites
against blacks were challenged as they rarely were in courts of law.
who is the foremother of african american mysteries?
Pauline E. Hopkins was an editor and contributor to Colored American
who was Pauline Hopkins?
she was one of the generation of educated African -
American women who were speaking out on both race and gender issues.
What are black characters appearing as in golden-age fiction?
In golden age detective fi ction, black characters generally appeared in minor
roles as servants.
What did Bruce and hopkins do in their fiction=
They used detective fiction to explore social issues with the african american.
What marked the emergence of the black sleuth=
Rudolph Fisher a physician - writer who had participated
in the literary and intellectual movement known as the Harlem Renaissance, published the fi rst genre detective novel by an African - American featuring black protagonists and set in Harl
what plays a role in the works of the early african american genre?
spiritualism, use of language, and music) discussed by Stephen Soitos in The
Blues Detective (1996) plays a prominent role.
what makes fisher’s novels classic detective ?
Fisher ’ s novel and short story
featuring Dart and Archer have the characteristics of classic detective fi ction, with
a closed circle of suspects, the presence of an amateur detective working in conjunction with the police investigator, and a puzzle to be solved before the murderer is
revealed.
what links fisher’s novels and short stories to hard-boiled fiction?
At the same time, the violence in the side streets of Harlem and the problems (e.g., domestic violence and drug addiction)
What was Richard Wright’s novel “native son “ inspiration?
Wright, who was infl uenced by
Dostoevsky, took as his subject the nature of crime and justice in racist America.
What did african-Americans hope to achive after w. w. w 2?
Double Victory ” by fi ghting for democracy while
winning their own rights as citizens.
what kind of african americans were portrayed during th post-war era?
It was during this postwar period that several white writers
created African - American characters that deviated from the stereotypes of the 1920s
and 30s.
