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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the I Was Born a Slave series:I Was Born a Slave Volume 1 1770 1849by Yuval Taylor
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African America literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant "slave narratives".<P>They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hair-breadth 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 narratives — such as those of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs — have 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. Book News Annotation:In the first of two volumes, Taylor (director of the Library of Black
America series) collects the ten most significant slave narratives
published as books or pamphlets between 1771 and 1849. The stories
present a full and detailed picture of slavery—the whippings,
torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave
auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious
confusion, the struggle to learn to read and write; and the triumphs
and difficulties of life as free men and women.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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