Hubert Anthony Shands (1872–1955) was a professor and author in Mississippi. His published works include a book on peculiarities of speech in Mississippi, a collection of short stories, and a novel dealing with themes including religion, morality, and race relations are among his publishings.
He was born in Sardis, Mississippi. His father was a lawyer, Democratic Party politician, and law school dean at the University of Mississippi Garvin Dugas Shands. Hubert Shands received a B.A., M.A. and Phd from the University of Mississippi. He received a second Phd from the University of Halle Wittenberg in Germany.
Hubert Harrison gave a highly favorable review of his book White and Black, calling it "a stark realistic study of racial relations in a country district of Southeastern Texas." Harrison compared it to T. S. Stribling's novel Birthright. A review in The Freeman described it as a novel with body and backbone. A brief writeup in The Negro Yearbook noted it addressed tenant farming, lynching, the legal system, and morality.
Writings Some Peculiarities Of Speech In Mississippi (1893) The Most Foolish of All Things Black and White (1922), a novel
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