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Fugitive Borders : Black Canadian Cross-Border Literature at Mid-Nineteenth Century /

Fugitive Borders explores a new archive of 19th-century autobiographical writing by black authors in North America. For that purpose, Nele Sawallisch examines four different texts written by formerly enslaved men in the 1850s that emerged in or around the historical region of Canada West (now known...

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Main Author:	Sawallisch, Nele (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag, [2018]
Series:	American studies (Transcript (Firm))
Subjects:	Authors, Black > Canada > 19th century > History and criticism. Slavery > Canada > History > 19th century. Slavery > United States > History > 19th century. Enslaved persons' writings, American > Canada > 19th century. 19th Century. America. American Studies. Borders. Cultural History. Life Writing. Literary History. Literary Studies. Literature. Migration. Slave Narrative. Écrivains noirs canadiens > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Esclavage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Écrits d'esclaves américains > Canada > 19e siècle. Écrivains noirs > Canada > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. Authors, Black Slavery Enslaved persons' writings, American Canada United States Schwarze Grenze > Motiv Literatur Grenzüberschreitung 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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