The Work of the Afro-American Woman

About this eBook

Author

Mossell, N. F., Mrs., 1855-1948

Title

The work of the Afro-American woman

Original Publication

Philadelphia: Geo. S. Ferguson Company, 1894, pubdate 1908.

Credits

Mairi, Carla Foust, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

African American women in literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 79604

Release Date

September 18, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.THE WORK OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN WOMAN
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.DEDICATION.
7. 7.PREFACE.
8. 8.Untitled
9. 9.CONTENTS.
10. 10.THE WORK OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN WOMAN. — In Journalism. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.A SKETCH OF AFRO-AMERICAN LITERATURE.
12. 12.THE AFRO-AMERICAN WOMAN IN VERSE. — A FAREWELL TO AMERICA. — THE GRAVE OF THE SLAVE. — ON THE ABANDONMENT OF PREJUDICE. — THE DEATH OF MOSES.—CHAPTER IX. — CHARLES SUMNER. — CHRIST IS RISEN. — COMPENSATION. — SUNSET PICTURE. — IN MEMORIAM. — AFMERICA. — AN EPITAPH. — APRIL. — FLEETING YEARS. — AT BAY ST. LOUIS. — THOUGHTS ON RETIRING. — A RETROSPECT. — GOD’S CHILDREN—THE FATHERLESS. — A REST BEYOND. — GONE TO GOD. — LINES. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.OUR WOMEN IN JOURNALISM.
14. 14.OUR AFRO-AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES AT THE WORLD’S FAIR.
15. 15.THE OPPOSITE POINT OF VIEW.
16. 16.A LOFTY STUDY.
17. 17.CASTE IN INSTITUTIONS DEVOTED TO THE EDUCATION OF THE COLORED RACE. — SELF-EDUCATION OF THE NEGRO. — A Successful Alabama School. — CASTE IN THE COLORED COLLEGES. — THE QUESTION OF COLOR SHOULD BE BARRED. — WHAT FRED DOUGLASS THINKS OF THE SUBJECT. — WHAT Dr. N. F. MOSSELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, SAYS. — OTHER OPINIONS. — PROF. S. M. COLES, OF TEXAS, — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.VERSE. By MRS. N. F. MOSSELL. — TWO QUESTIONS. — LOVE’S PROMPTINGS. — LOVE’S FAILURE. — RECOMPENSE. — GOOD NIGHT. — LIFE. — MY BABES THAT NEVER GROW OLD. — EARTH’S SORROWS. — QUERY AND ANSWER. — WORDS. — TELL THE NORTH THAT WE ARE RISING. — THE MARTYRS OF TO-DAY. — A GREETING SONG TO OUR BROTHERS IN AFRICA. — CHILD OF THE SOUTHLAND. — WHY BABY WAS NAMED CHRIS. — ONLY. — BEAUTIFUL THINGS. — THREE HOURS. — MORNING. — NOON. — NIGHT. — THE STORY OF A LIFE. — CHILDHOOD—HOME. — MAIDENHOOD—LOVE. — WOMANHOOD—DEATH. — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.APPENDIX. Too Late to be Classified.
20. 20.Untitled
21. 21.Untitled
22. 22.Untitled
23. 23.Untitled
24. 24.Untitled
25. 25.Transcriber’s note

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