Slave Narratives (LOA #114) : James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw / Olaudah Equiano / Nat Turner / Frederick Douglass / William Wells Brown / Henry Bibb / Sojourner Truth / William and Ell

The ten works collected in this volume demonstrate how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and laid the foundations of the African American literary tradition by expressing their in anger, pain, sorrow, and courage. Included in the volume: Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw ; Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano ; The Confessions of Nat Turner ; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ; Narrative of William W. Brown ; Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb ; Narrative of Sojouner Truth ; Ellen and William Craft's Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom ; Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Narrative of the Life of J. D.Green . Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : William L. Andrews Original Source : Mirc New Files 02 14 U A Sorted Author by LN, FN: Andrews, William L.; Gates, Henry Louis Jr. Title Length : 016 Title Parm D : Slave Narratives Title Parm F : Slave Narratives Title Parm A : Slave Narratives Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 5925 Uncomma Author : William L. Andrews Num of Aut : 1 Consists Of Primary Source Material In The Form Of Personal Narratives. No Literary Genre Speaks As Directly And As Eloquently To The Brutal Contradictions In American History As The Slave Narrative. The Works Collected In This Volume Present Unflinching Portrayals Of The Cruelty And Degradation Of Slavery While Testifying To The African-american Struggle For Freedom And Dignity. They Demonstrate The Power Of The Written Word To Affirm A Person's -- And A People's -- Humanity In A Society Poisoned By Racism. Slave Narratives Shows How A Diverse Group Of Writers Challenged The Conscience Of A Nation And, Through Their Expression Of Anger, Pain, Sorrow, And Courage, Laid The Foundations Of The African-american Literary Tradition. This Volume Collects Ten Works Published Between 1772 And 1864: Two Narratives By James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1772) And Olaudah Equiano (1789) Recount How They Were Taken From Africa As Children And Brought Across The Atlantic To British North America; The Confessions Of Nat Turner (1831) Provides Unique Insight Into The Man Who Led The Deadliest Slave Uprising In American History; The Widely Read Narratives By The Fugitive Slaves Frederick Douglass (1845), William Wells Brown (1847), And Henry Bibb (1849) Strengthened The Abolitionist Cause By Exposing The Hypocrisies Inherent In A Slaveholding Society Ostensibly Dedicated To Liberty And Christian Morality;the Narrative Of Sojourner Truth (1850) Describes Slavery In The North While Expressing The Eloquent Fervor Of A Dedicated Woman; Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom (1860) Tells The Story Of William And Ellen Craft's Subversive And Ingenious Escape From Georgia To Philadelphia; Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl (1861) Is Harriet Jacobs's Complex And Moving Story Of Her Prolonged Resistance To Sexual And Racial Oppression; And The Narrative Of The Trickster Jacob Green (1864) Presents A Disturbing Story Full Of Wild Humor And Intense Cruelty. Together, These Works Fuse Memory, Advocacy, And Defiance Into A Searing Collective Portrait Of American Life Before Emancipation. Slave Narratives Contains A Chronology Of Events In The History Of Slavery, As Well As Biographical And Explanatory Notes And An Essay On The Texts.--publisher's Description. James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosow -- Olaudah Equiano -- Nat Turner -- Frederick Douglass -- William Wells Brown -- Henry Bibb -- Sojourner Truth -- William And Ellen Craft -- Harriet Ann Jacobs -- Jacob D. Green. William L. Andrews And Henry Louis Gates Jr. Selected The Contents And Wrote The Notes For This Volume. -- (p. [v]). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 1006-1018). No literary genre speaks as directly and as eloquently to the brutal contradictions in American history as the slave narrative. The works collected in this volume present unflinching portrayals of the cruelty and degradation of slavery while testifying to the African-American struggle for freedom and dignity. They demonstrate the power of the written word to affirm a person'sand a people'shumanity in a society poisoned by racism. Slave Narratives shows how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and, through their expression of anger, pain, sorrow, and courage, laid the foundations of the African-American literary tradition. This volume collects ten works published between 1772 and 1864: Two narratives by James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1772) and Olaudah Equiano (1789) recount how they were taken from Africa as children and brought across the Atlantic to British North America. The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) provides unique insight into the man who led the deadliest slave uprising in American history. The widely read narratives by the fugitive slaves Frederick Douglass (1845), William Wells Brown (1847), and Henry Bibb (1849) strengthened the abolitionist cause by exposing the hypocrisies inherent in a slaveholding society ostensibly dedicated to liberty and Christian morality. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) describes slavery in the North while expressing the eloquent fervor of a dedicated woman. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860) tells the story of William and Ellen Craft's subversive and ingenious escape from Georgia to Philadelphia. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) is Harriet Jacobs's complex and moving story of her prolonged resistance to sexual and racial oppression. The narrative of the "trickster" Jacob Green (1864) presents a disturbing story full of wild humor and intense cruelty Together, these works fuse memory, advocacy, and defiance into a searing collective portrait of American life before emancipation. Slave Narratives contains a chronology of events in the history of slavery, as well as biographical and explanatory notes and an essay on the texts. The editors of this volume are William L. Andrews, E. Maynard Adams Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Henry Louis Gates Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Humanities at Harvard University. This collection of landmark slave narratives demonstrates how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and laid the foundations of the African American literary tradition No literary genre speaks as directly and as eloquently to the brutal contradictions in American history as the slave narrative. The works collected in this volume present unflinching portrayals of the cruelty and degradation of slavery while testifying to the African-American struggle for freedom and dignity. They demonstrate the power of the written word to affirm a person's—and a people's—humanity in a society poisoned by racism. Slave Narratives shows how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and, through their expression of anger, pain, sorrow, and courage, laid the foundations of the African-American literary tradition.This volume collects ten works published between 1772 and 1864:• Narratives by James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1772) and Olaudah Equiano (1789) recount how they were taken from Africa as children and brought across the Atlantic to British North America.• The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) provides unique insight into the man who led the deadliest slave uprising in American history.• The widely read narratives by the fugitive slaves Frederick Douglass (1845), William Wells Brown (1847), and Henry Bibb (1849) strengthened the abolitionist cause by exposing the hypocrisies inherent in a slaveholding society ostensibly dedicated to liberty and Christian morality.• The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) describes slavery in the North while expressing the eloquent fervor of a dedicated woman.• Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860) tells the story of William and Ellen Craft's subversive and ingenious escape from Georgia to Philadelphia.• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) is Harriet Jacobs's complex and moving story of her prolonged resistance to sexual and racial oppression.• The narrative of the “trickster” Jacob Green (1864) presents a disturbing story full of wild humor and intense cruelty.Together, these works fuse memory, advocacy, and defiance into a searing collective portrait of American life before emancipation. Slave Narratives contains a chronology of events in the history of slavery, as well as biographical and explanatory notes and an essay on the texts. "No literary genre speaks as directly and as eloquently to the brutal contradictions in American history as the slave narrative. The works collected in this volume present unflinching portrayals of the cruelty and degradation of slavery while testifying to the African-American struggle for freedom and dignity. They demonstrate the power of the written word to affirm a person's -- and a people's -- humanity in a society poisoned by racism. Slave Narratives shows how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and, through their expression of anger, pain, sorrow, and courage, laid the foundations of the African-American literary tradition. This volume collects ten works published between 1772 and 1864: Two narratives by James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1772) and Olaudah Equiano (1789) recount how they were taken from Africa as children and brought across the Atlantic to British North America; The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) provides unique insight into the man who led the deadliest slave uprising in American history; The widely read narratives by the fugitive slaves Frederick Douglass (1845), William Wells Brown (1847), and Henry Bibb (1849) strengthened the abolitionist cause by exposing the hypocrisies inherent in a slaveholding society ostensibly dedicated to liberty and Christian morality; The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) describes slavery in the North while expressing the eloquent fervor of a dedicated woman; Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860) tells the story of William and Ellen Craft's subversive and ingenious escape from Georgia to Philadelphia; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) is Harriet Jacobs's complex and moving story of her prolonged resistance to sexual and racial oppression; and the narrative of the "trickster" Jacob Green (1864) presents a disturbing story full of wild humor and intense cruelty. Together, these works fuse memory, advocacy, and defiance into a searing collective portrait of American life before emancipation. Slave Narratives contains a chronology of events in the history of slavery, as well as biographical and explanatory notes and an essay on the texts."--Publisher's description "Included are narratives by James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1772) and Olaudah Equiano (1789), who were taken from Africa as children and brought across the Atlantic to British North America. The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) provides unique insight into the man who led the deadliest slave uprising in American history. The widely read narratives by the fugitive slaves Frederick Douglass (1841), William Wells Brown (1847), and Henry Bibb (1849) strengthened the abolitionist cause by exposing the hypocrisies inherent in a slaveholding society ostensibly dedicated to liberty and Christian morality. Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) describes slavery in the North while expressing the eloquent fervor of a legendary woman. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860) tells the story of William and Ellen Craft's subversive and ingenious escape from Georgia to Philadelphia. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) is Harriet Jacobs' complex and moving story of her prolonged resistance to sexual and racial oppression, while the narrative of the "trickster" Jacob Green (1864) presents a disturbing story full of wild humor and intense cruelty. Together, these works fuse memory, advocacy, and defiance into a searing collective portrait of American life before emancipation."--BOOK JACKET. The ten works collected in this volume demonstrate how a diverse group of writers challenged the conscience of a nation and laid the foundations of the African American literary tradition by expressing their in anger, pain, sorrow, and courage.Included in the volume: Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw; Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; The Confessions of Nat Turner; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; Narrative of William W. Brown; Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb; Narrative of Sojouner Truth; Ellen and William Craft's Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Narrative of the Life of J. D.Green.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. 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