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Impossible witnesses : truth, abolitionism, and slave testimony /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McBride, Dwight A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2001]
Subjects:
American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
American prose literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Slaves > United States > Biography > History and criticism.
African Americans > Biography > History and criticism.
Slaves' writings, American > History and criticism.
Autobiography > African American authors.
Slavery in literature.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xvi, 207 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
ISBN:0814756042 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814756050 (pbk. : alk. paper)