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The ^ASchomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers Ser.: Six Women's Slave Narratives by William L. Andrews (1988, Hardcover)

The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (1831) was the first female slave narrative from the Americas. The Story of Mattie J. Jackson (1866) recounts a quest for personal freedom and ends with a family reunion in the North after the Civil War. The Memoir of Old Elizabeth, a Colored Woman (1863) is the tale of a ninety-seven-year-old ex-slave who became a preacher. Lucy A. Delaney's From the Darkness Cometh the Light or Struggles for Freedom (c. 1891) records a former slave's achievements in the quarter-century after the end of the Civil War. Kate Drumgoold and Annie L. Burton also describe their successes in the postwar North while eulogizing black motherhood in the antebellum South.

Book Title
Six Women's Slave Narratives
Author
William L. Andrews
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Slavery, American / General, Historical, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
1988
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, Social Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Lc Classification Number
E444.S59 1988
Reviews
"An excellent selection of women's slave narratives from the Schonbergcollection. William Andrew's introduction prepares the reader for the appointednarratives that follow, and the texts are invaluable in teaching the experienceof black women in America."-- Mason Lowance, University of Massachusetts, "An excellent selection of women's slave narratives from the Schonberg collection. William Andrew's introduction prepares the reader for the appointed narratives that follow, and the texts are invaluable in teaching the experience of black women in America."-- Mason Lowance, University of Massachusetts"Invaluable."--Eric J. Sundquist in The New York Times Book Review, "An excellent selection of women's slave narratives from the Schonberg collection. William Andrew's introduction prepares the reader for the appointed narratives that follow, and the texts are invaluable in teaching the experience of black women in America."-- Mason Lowance, University ofMassachusetts
Copyright Date
1988
Lccn
87-028107
Dewey Decimal
305.5670922
Intended Audience
College Audience
Series
The ^Aschomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers Ser.
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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