African American historical fiction combines historical research with imaginary elements in order to recreate the past. This body of literature privileges the lives of the socially marginalized, the people, as Audre Lorde put it, 'who do not speak . . . wh
African American historical fiction combines historical research with imaginary elements in order to recreate the past. This body of literature privileges the lives of the socially marginalized, the people, as Audre Lorde put it, 'who do not speak . . . wh