Slave narratives after slavery /:

The pre-Civil War autobiographies of famous fugitives such as Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, and Harriet Jacobs form the bedrock of the African American narrative tradition. After emancipation arrived in 1865, former slaves continued to write about their experience of enslavement and their...

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Other Authors: Andrews, William L., 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The pre-Civil War autobiographies of famous fugitives such as Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, and Harriet Jacobs form the bedrock of the African American narrative tradition. After emancipation arrived in 1865, former slaves continued to write about their experience of enslavement and their upward struggle to realize the promise of freedom and citizenship. Slave Narratives After Slavery reprints five of the most important and revealing first-person narratives of slavery and freedom published after 1865. Elizabeth Keckley's controversial Behind the Scenes (1868) introduced white Americ.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 416 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780199720712
0199720711

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