Black Hibiscus. African Americans and the Florida Imaginary, Paperback/***

Explores Florida’s colonial past, focusing particularly on interactions between maroons who escaped enslavement, and on Albery Whitman’s The Rape of Florida, which also links Black people and Native Americans. Contributors consider film, folklore, and music, and key Black writers. Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Illustration(s): 4 color illustrations Number of pages: 277 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 157 x 236 x 19 Cover type: Paperback Editor(s): John Wharton Lowe