Slave Narratives
- ISBN-10
- 1883011760
- ISBN-13
- 9781883011765
- Series
- Slave Narratives
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 1035
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Library of America
- Authors
- Henry Louis Gates, William L. Andrews
Description
Presents a collection of detailed narratives by African American writers who experienced slavery, and shows how their stories had an impact on the social history of America before emancipation.
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