The Lakestown Rebellion

Name: The Lakestown Rebellion
Author: Kristin Hunter

About the author

Kristin Hunter was a Philadelphia novelist whose God Bless the Child and The Landlord depicted Black urban life with wit, warmth, and social insight. She was an important voice of Black women's fiction before the movement was fully recognized.

More by Kristin Hunter

God Bless the ChildWoman struggles between wealth and legacy, seeking independence and self-determination
The LandlordWhite man transformed by relationship with impoverished Black woman in urban neighborhood
The Soul Brothers and Sister LouYoung Black singers form musical group while navigating poverty and social constraints
Guests in the Promised LandShort fiction featuring young people experiencing displacement, poverty, and searching for belonging