Independent Weekly Reviews Bricks Without Straw

Next month we will publish a new edition of a classic but now nearly forgotten Reconstruction-era novel, Bricks Without Straw. The novel is by Albion W. Tourgée, who was a lawyer, judge, and civil rights activist who lived in Greensboro, NC. This week the Independent Weekly reviews the novel and discusses its historical importance. Reviewer Bronwen Dickey calls the book "a firsthand document of the South's bleakest years." Our edition is edited by Carolyn L. Karcher and includes a comprehensive introduction placing the novel in historical context.