I Was Born a Slave Vol. 1: An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives
| Other author | Taylor,Yuval Editor |
| Other author | Johnson,Charles Foreword by |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lawrence Hill Books [Imprint] Chicago : Chicago Review Press, Incorporated Chicago : Independent Publishers Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 832 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Library of Black America , the Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature.I Was Born a Slavecollects the 20 most significant slave narratives. They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious confusion, the struggle of learning to read and write; and the triumphs and difficulties of life as free men and women. Many of the narrativessuch as those of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobshave achieved reputations as masterpieces; but some of the lesser-known narratives are equally brilliant. This unprecedented anthology presents them unabridged, providing each one with helpful introductions and annotations, to form the most comprehensive volume ever assembled on the lives and writings of the slaves.Volume One (1770-1849) includes the narratives of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa), William Grimes, Nat Turner, Charles Ball, Moses Roper, Frederick Douglass, Lewis & Milton Clarke, William Wells Brown, and Josiah Henson. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 98042790 |
| ISBN | 9781556523311 |
| ISBN | 1556523319 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781556523311 |
| Stock number | 00005733 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |