American poet
Robert McBlair (1888 - 1976) was a novelist and poet in the United States.[ 1] [ 2] He wrote pulp fiction stories published in various magazines and a novel about a negatively stereotyped African American man in the south.[ 3] [ 4] His stories helped propagate negative stereotypes of African Americans.[ 1]
He was from Virginia and lived in New York.[ 5] He married Gretchen Frick of Janesville, Wisconsin .
His novel Mister Fish Kelly was described as offering a darker side of Norfolk, stealthy humor, and "darky dialect".[ 6] The book was described as depicting "Negro life" accurately but humorously.[ 7]
McBlair also wrote poetry.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
"After Thirty Years", Black Cat magazine[ 12]
Mister Fish Kelly ; a novel, D. Appleton and company, New York (1924), from stories published in The Popular Magazine [ 1]
Black Gold [ 13] (1929)[ 14] [ 15]
The Hanging of Cabell Braxton [ 16] (1930)[ 17]
^ a b c Drew, Bernard A. (April 2, 2015). Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters . McFarland. ISBN 9781476616100 – via Google Books.
^ "Kaleidograph; a National Magazine of Poetry" . October 5, 1933 – via Google Books.
^ Drew, Bernard A. (April 2, 2015). Black Stereotypes in Popular Series Fiction, 1851-1955: Jim Crow Era Authors and Their Characters . McFarland. ISBN 9781476616100 – via Google Books.
^ Snaith, John Collis (May 5, 1925). "Thus Far" . D. Appleton – via Google Books.
^ "Forum and Century" . Forum Publishing Company. May 5, 1930 – via Google Books.
^ "Saturday Review" . Saturday Review Company. October 5, 1924 – via Google Books.
^ Gibbs, George (October 5, 1924). "Sackcloth and Scarlet" . D. Appleton – via Google Books.
^ McBlair, Robert (1926). "Poet Laureate of Albemarle County" . Poetry . 29 (1): 26. JSTOR 20575750 – via JSTOR.
^ McBlair, Robert (1926). "Ancestral Oil Portrait" . Poetry . 29 (1): 27–28. JSTOR 20575753 – via JSTOR.
^ "JSTOR: Search Results" .
^ "Saturday Review" . Saturday Review Company. October 5, 1932 – via Google Books.
^ "The Black Cat" . Shortstory Publishing Company. May 5, 1916 – via Google Books.
^ "The Publishers Weekly" . F. Leypoldt. May 5, 1929 – via Google Books.
^ "Wisconsin Library Bulletin" . Division of Library Services, Department of Public Instruction. May 5, 1929 – via Google Books.
^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 5, 1929). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1929" . Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
^ "Publishers' Circular" . May 5, 1936 – via Google Books.
^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 5, 1931). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1930" . Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.