''A Brighter Coming Day'' is a compilation of works by
Frances Harper, written between 1853 and 1911.
It is edited and introduced by contemporary literary scholar
Frances Smith Foster
Frances Smith Foster (born 1944) is an American researcher and emeritus Professor of African-American studies and women's history. She has previously served as the Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Women's Studies at Emory Universit ...
and divides the text into four sections representing different periods of Harper's life and including her letters, poetry, essays, speeches, and short fiction.
References
The Literary Encyclopedia
African-American literature
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