Driven toward Madness : The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio /

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The story of Margaret Garner-the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery-has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Taylor, Nikki Marie (VerfasserIn.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Garner, Margaret 1834-1858.
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc.
Fugitive slaves.
Infanticide > Ohio > Cincinnati > Kentucky > Case studies > Trials, litigation, etc.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Ohio > Cincinnati.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Fugitive slaves > Kentucky > Biography.
United States.
Ohio > Cincinnati.
Kentucky.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:The story of Margaret Garner-the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery-has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera.
Physical Description:1 online resource (180 pages): Illustrationen.
ISBN:9780821445860

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