Project Gutenberg 2020-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 183 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor) 1861 1933 Kemble, Edward Windsor Kemble, E. W. (Edward Winsor) 07006038 Samantha on the Race Problem Later published under title: Samantha Among the Colored Folks: "My Ideas on the Race Problem", #66411. Produced by hekula03, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Samantha on the Race Problem" by Marietta Holley is a satirical novel written in the late 19th century. This work often captures the voice and perspectives of the protagonist, Samantha, as she navigates social issues in American society, particularly focusing on race relations during the Reconstruction era. Through her character and anecdotes, the author explores the complexities of race, ignorance, and the varying perceptions of Southern and Northern attitudes toward African Americans. The opening of the novel introduces us to Samantha and her husband Josiah Allen as they host a visit from their cousin, John Richard Allen, a colporter who has worked among freedmen in the South. This visit ignites a heated discussion about the "race problem," revealing the differing views between John Richard's experiences and Josiah's dismissive stance. As they engage in an argument over the realities of race relations, John Richard warns of a brewing storm of unrest and animosity, challenging Josiah’s complacent attitude. Samantha attempts to mediate the conflicting perspectives while reflecting on her own beliefs regarding the implications of this societal issue, setting the stage for deeper explorations of character interactions and social commentary throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en African Americans -- Fiction Race relations -- Fiction Racism -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 599506 2025-07-24T11:24:58.588278 text/html 581325 2024-10-17T16:55:56 text/html 4276396 2025-07-24T11:25:32.665130 application/epub+zip 4276088 2025-07-24T11:25:12.181214 application/epub+zip 310992 2025-07-24T11:24:59.620315 application/epub+zip 7275043 2025-07-24T11:25:38.916699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7208377 2025-07-24T11:25:19.921177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406403 2022-09-27T20:14:36.263560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518465 2025-07-24T11:24:56.405308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498484 2024-10-17T16:55:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17878 2025-07-24T11:25:39.074644 application/rdf+xml 13105 2025-07-24T11:24:59.741294 image/jpeg 2501 2025-07-24T11:24:59.681257 image/jpeg 3811711 2025-07-24T11:24:58.864335 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia