Impossible witnesses : truth, abolitionism, and slave testimony

Impossible witnesses : truth, abolitionism, and slave testimony /

Black literary production during the 19th century was dominated by the issues of slavery, racial subjugation, abolitionist politics and liberation. This book examines how those authors bore witness to the experiences they described.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McBride, Dwight A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2001]
Subjects:	1800-1899 American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism. Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century. American prose literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Enslaved persons > United States > Biography > History and criticism. African Americans > Biography > History and criticism. Enslaved persons' writings, American > History and criticism. Autobiography > African American authors. African Americans in literature. Slavery in literature. Anti-enslavement movements > United States > History > 19th century. Enslavement in literature. American prose literature. Antislavery movements. Enslaved persons. African Americans. Enslaved persons' writings, American. Autobiography. American prose literature > African American authors. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Biographies. History.

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Call Number:	PS366.A35 M38 2001
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