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Our nig, or, Sketches from the life of a free Black : in a two-story white house, north : showing that slavery's shadows fall even there /

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Our Nig is a classic of African American Literature that has proven to be an enduring contribution to our understanding of free blacks in the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1859, it was neglected for over a hundred years and is now the subject of renewed scholarly interest. A fascinatin...

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Main Author: Wilson, Harriet E., 1825-1900 (Author)
Other Authors: Gates, Henry Louis, Jr
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 2002.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Wilson, Harriet E.
Our nig or sketches from the life of a free black.
African American women household employees > Fiction.
African American women > Fiction.
Free African Americans > Fiction.
New England > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Employées de maison noires américaines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Noires américaines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Racisme > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
African American women
African American women household employees
Racism
New England
Political fiction.
Political fiction
Fiction
Autobiographical fiction.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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