The origins of African American literature, 1680-1865 /

The origins of African American literature, 1680-1865 / Dickson D. Bruce, Jr.

Dickson D. Bruce argues that contrary to prevailing perceptions of African American voices as silenced and excluded from American history, those voices were loud and clear. Within the context of the wider culture, these writers offered powerful, widely read, and widely appreciated commentaries on Am...

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Main Author: Bruce, Dickson D., 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2001.
Subjects:
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > History and criticism.
American literature > Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 17th century.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 18th century.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Enslaved persons' writings, American > History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Slavery in literature.

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Call Number: PS153.N5 B78 2001
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