Freedom Narratives of African American Women
Subtitle: A Study of 19th Century Writings
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers; McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781476667782
Subjects: American literature, african american authors, history and criticism; American literature, history and criticism, 19th century; African americans in literature; Liberty in literature
Description: "Stories of liberation from enslavement or oppression have become central to African American women's literature. An examination of the collective free identity of black women and their relationships to the community focuses on education, individual progress, marriage and family, labor, intellectual commitments and community rebuilding projects"--