Impossible witnesses : truth, abolitionism, and slave testimony /

Impossible witnesses : truth, abolitionism, and slave testimony / Dwight A. McBride.

Black literary production during the 19th century was dominated by the issues of slavery, racial subjugation, abolitionist politics and liberation. This book examines how those authors bore witness to the experiences they described.

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Main Author:	McBride, Dwight A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2001]
Subjects:	American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism. Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century. American prose literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Enslaved persons > United States > Biography > History and criticism. African Americans > Biography > History and criticism. African Americans > Intellectual life > 19th century. Enslaved persons' writings, American > History and criticism. Enslaved persons > United States > Intellectual life. Autobiography > African American authors. African Americans in literature. Slavery in literature.

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Call Number:	PS366.A35 M38 2001
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