num_pages: 518
description: These autobiographical narratives are the first texts in which black slaves began to proclaim themselves as human beings. The literature forms an intriguing personal tapestry, encompassing varied stories but inevitably depicting the horrors of human bondadge.
language: English
title: The Classic Slave Narratives: The Life of Olaudah Equiano / The History of Mary Prince / Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
titlecomplete: The Classic Slave Narratives: The Life of Olaudah Equiano / The History of Mary Prince / Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
genres: Classics, Historical, History, Race, American History, African American, Biography, School, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3138
publisher: Signet