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Poem "Ananias (A ballad in Old Piedmont Negro dialect)"
Dublin Core
Title
Poem "Ananias (A ballad in Old Piedmont Negro dialect)"
Description
This "Old Piedmont Negro dialect" poem was written by a white male student masquerading as a black storyteller. Its title refers to the fictional central character, Nias, an enslaved black man who is characterized as an unintelligent, unhygenic, yet hard-working giant. The writer uses racial slurs to describe him as well. Nias notably attracts many black women wherever he goes, who fight over being able to sleep with him due to his size. He later performs manual labor for the Confederate Army, ultimately dying to save a white man's life.
Creator
Source
Kirk, Paul W., Jr. "Ananias (A ballad in Old Piedmont Negro dialect)." <em>The Messenger</em> LXXXIV, no. 1 (Fall 1957): 24-28. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.
Publisher
The Messenger, University of Richmond
Date
1957
Contributor
Damian Hondares
Gabby Kiser
Language
English
Type
Identifier
MessengerLXXXIV.1.24-1957
Files
Citation
Kirk, Jr., Paul W. , “Poem "Ananias (A ballad in Old Piedmont Negro dialect)",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed December 5, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/379.