Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia.

SCHUYLER, George S.

$2,500.00

Item Number: 116439

New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.

First edition of “the first novel about Africa written by an African American” (Aric Putnam). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dan John from George S. Schuyler.” In very good condition. Books signed and inscribed by Schuyler are rare.

Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia is a novel written by George Schuyler, an African American. It was published in 1931. Schuyler visited Liberia and based his fictional story on his perspective of labor issues and Americo-Liberian relations with indigenous tribes during the early years of the Great Depression.