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  • The Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays. Illustrated

    African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were ... Read more

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  • Our Nig

    The novel tells the story of Frado, a young mixed-race girl who is abandoned by her white mother and left to live with the Bellmonts, a white family in a small New England town. Frado experiences hardship and abuse while living with the Bellmonts, and the novel explores themes of racism, classism, and the struggles faced by free Black individuals in the antebellum United States.The novel is ... Read more

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  • A Life in Chains (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. The Juneteenth Edition: Novels, Memoirs, Interviews, Testimonies, Studies, Official Records on Slavery and Abolitionism

    A Life in Chains gathers foundational works that confront slavery, racial domination, and the struggle for self-possession in American letters. Moving among slave narrative, abolitionist fiction, sentimental protest, political autobiography, satire, realism, and early modern racial passing narratives, the volume traces how literature exposed bondage as both a material institution and a moral ... Read more

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  • Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, in a Two-story White House, North / Showing That Slavery's Shadows Fall Even There

    Showing That Slavery's Shadows Fall Even TherePrefaceIN offering to the public the following pages, the writer confesses her inability to minister to the refined and cultivated, the pleasure supplied by abler pens. It is not for such these crude narrations appear. Deserted by kindred, disabled by failing health, I am forced to some experiment which shall aid me in maintaining myself and child ... Read more

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  • Our Nig

    Our Nig is an autobiographical novel by Harriet E. Wilson, her only published work. It was written not for pleasure, but to financially support the lives of the author and her sick child. It was long considered to be the first novel published by an African-American woman in the United States, but recent research has put that title into question.Frado, born to a white mother and black father, is ... Read more

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  • The Memories of Life Before the Juneteenth

    Enriched edition. Memoirs, Interviews, Testimonies, Studies, Novels, Official Records on Slavery and Abolitionism

    'The Memories of Life Before the Juneteenth' serves as a profound literary exploration into the diverse narratives threading through the pre-emancipation era, weaving a complex tapestry of pain, resilience, and aspiration. This anthology amalgamates a range of literary styles, from the stark autobiographical accounts of slavery to the richly woven fiction that allegorizes the quest for freedom. ... Read more

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  • A Life in Chains

    The Juneteenth Edition: Novels, Memoirs, Interviews, Testimonies, Studies, Official Records on Slavery and Abolitionism

    A Life in Chains presents a resonant anthology that captures the indomitable spirit and varied narratives emerging from America's complex history of slavery, emancipation, and identity formation. This collection seamlessly weaves together narratives, essays, and tales that explore the depths of human resilience and the abhorrent realities of bondage. From poignant reflections on personal ... Read more

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  • A Life in Chains

    Enriched edition. The Juneteenth Edition: Novels, Memoirs, Interviews, Testimonies, Studies, Official Records on Slavery and Abolitionism

    A Life in Chains brings together a compelling collection of narratives, essays, and stories that converge on the harrowing realities of slavery and the pursuit of freedom in 19th-century America. This anthology navigates a spectrum of literary styles, from reflective memoirs to incisive social commentaries, providing a multifaceted panorama of the African American experience under the shadow of ... Read more

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