Laurel Crowns: Or Griselda’s Aim, a Story for Brothers and Sisters (1889)

Set in the early 1950s, a time when segregation and race were still major issues, two African American friends find solace within each other in a time of confusion and turmoil, fighting for a better life in a critical society. Love conquers over many of the storyas political issues, therefore is a central character in itself, not letting trying times get in the way of these charactersa spirits.