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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Andrews, William L., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
1800-1899
Enslaved persons > Southern States > Biography.
Enslaved persons > Southern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Biography.
Enslaved persons' writings, American.
Esclaves > États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Biographies.
Écrits d'esclaves américains.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
African Americans
Enslaved persons
Enslaved persons > Social conditions
Enslaved persons' writings, American
Southern States
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxii, 416 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780199720712
0199720711

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