Incidents in the life of a slave girl: written by herself

"Harriet Jacobs's 1861 autobiography was the first written narrative by a female slave in America. Using the pseudonym Linda, Jacobs recounts the horrors of her life as a slave and a mother. She documents the physical and sexual abuse she went through prior to her escape from slavery and g...

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1. Verfasser: Jacobs, Harriet A. 1818-1896 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fleischner, Jennifer (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Boston ; New York Bedford/St. Martin's, Macmillan Learning [2020]
Ausgabe:Second edition
Schriftenreihe:The Bedford series in history and culture
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Zusammenfassung:"Harriet Jacobs's 1861 autobiography was the first written narrative by a female slave in America. Using the pseudonym Linda, Jacobs recounts the horrors of her life as a slave and a mother. She documents the physical and sexual abuse she went through prior to her escape from slavery and gaining freedom for herself and two children. The "Contexts" section provides a selection of public statements written by prominent abolitionists, including Harriet Jacobs, on the cruelty of slavery. A selection of correspondence between Harriet Jacobs and her fellow abolitionists is also included. The "Criticism" selection examines a variety of topics, ranging from the form of the text to discussions on oral tradition, activism, the intersection of race and gender, and print culture. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included."--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:xi, 276 Seiten Illustrationen 21 cm
ISBN:9781319169251

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