Mamba's daughters
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Mamba's Daughters: A Novel of Charleston" by DuBose Heyward is a novel published in 1929. Set in early 20th-century Charleston, it follows three families navigating deception and social transformation against a backdrop of rigid racial boundaries. The story explores the complex connections between Charleston's white elite and its Black working class, offering insight into both racial tensions and an unusual shared subculture. The novel's success led to a groundbreaking 1939 Broadway adaptation starring Ethel Waters, breaking barriers in American theater.
- Charleston (S.C.)
- Domestic fiction
- Mothers and daughters
- Businesspeople
- Race relations
- African American women
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #76211. Mamba's daughters on Wikipedia.
