Mamba's Daughters
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"In this classic novel first published in 1929, DuBose Heyward offers a perceptive commentary on the pursuit of freedom and identity among blacks and whites in a segregated society. Mamba's Daughters reveals the inside world of Charleston high society while it penetrates the culture of the city's African-American population."--Pbk. cover.
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FictionRace relationsBusinesspeopleAfrican American womenMothers and daughtersWomen household employees
First published 1932Setting
Charleston (S.C.)South Carolina
About the author
DuBose Heyward
August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940
South Carolinan author best known for his 1925 novel *Porgy*, which gave way to a Broadway adaptation, stage opera and motion picture in later years. He told the story of his lone children's book, 1939's *The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes*, to his daughter Jenifer.
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