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Peer reviewedAko, Edward O. – Phylon, 1987
In his 1928 play, the Harlem Renaissance writer Leslie Pickney Hill portrays Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Haitian slave rebellion, with historical accuracy. Hill's presentation was aimed at rehabilitating black pride, "A worthy literature reared upon authentic records of achievement is the present spiritual need of the race."…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black History, Black Literature, Colonialism
