José Martí, the United States, and race

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Label

José Martí, the United States, and race

Statement of responsibility

Anne Fountain

Creator

• Fountain, Anne, 1946-

Author

• Fountain, Anne, 1946-

Subject

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Cuba
• LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American
• Martí y Pérez, José Julián, 1853-1895
• Martí, José, 1853-1895
• 15.85 history of America
• Martí, José, 1853-1895 -- Political and social views
• POETRY -- Continental European
• Political and social views
• Martí, José, 1853-1895 -- Criticism and interpretation
• 18.33 Spanish-American literature

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

A national hero in Cuba and a champion of independence across Latin America, José Martí produced a body of work that has been theorized, criticized, and politicized. However, one of the most understudied aspects of his life remains his time in the United States and how it affected his attitudes toward racial politics. Martí saw first-hand the treatment of slaves in the Cuban countryside and as a young man in Havana had mourned the death of Lincoln. But it was in New York City, near the close of the century, where he penned his famous essay "My Race," declaring that there was only the

Cataloging source

EBLCP

Dewey number

861/.5

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits

Index

index present

LC call number

PQ7389.M2

LC item number

Z66 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography