The Classic Slave Narratives: The Life Olaudah Equiano The hist Mary Prince Narrative Life Frederick Dougalas by Harriet Ann Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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The Classic Slave Narratives: The Life Olaudah Equiano The hist Mary Prince Narrative Life Frederick Dougalas

Harriet Ann Jacobs, Frederick Douglass, Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

518 pages • first pub 1987 • 1 edition

nonfiction biography classics history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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These autobiographical narratives are the first texts in which black slaves began to proclaim themselves as human beings. The literature forms an intriguing personal tapestry, encompassing varied stories but inevitably depicting the horrors of hum...