Shadows Uplifted Volume III: Black Women Authors of 19th Century American Poetry

by C.S.R. Calloway

A landmark anthology of full-length works by Black American women writers of the 19th century including Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Harriet Jacobs, and Mary Weston Fordham—edited and with an introduction by C.S.R. Calloway.

Shadows Uplifted collects and celebrates the vibrant and diverse work of these often unsung Black female writers, meticulously preserving their words while making them newly accessible to modern readers of all genders and backgrounds.

Collected here for the first time in a single volume are:
Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects (1854) by Frances E. W. Harper
Morning Glories (1890) by Josephine D. Henderson Heard
Magnolia Leaves (1897) by Mary Weston Fordham

“Let us continue to uplift such shadows in our history, allowing them their corporeal bodies, flesh, blood, and melanated skin. Let us continue to uplift Black women: supporting and honoring their stories, their art, and their existence.” - C.S.R. Calloway

292 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 25, 2021

About the author

Chance Sion-Raize Calloway is a prolific writer across a multitude of mediums and genres. Best known as creator and showrunner of the award-winning series Pretty Dudes, Calloway currently lives in Los Angeles with his Venus flytraps Betsy, Bootsie, and Itsy-Bitsy.