Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself
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One woman's amazing story of abuse, degradation, and courage as she faces the devastating hardships of America's "peculiar institution."
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More than a landmark of American literature, Uncle Tom's Cabin makes a powerful anti-slavery statement about the inhumanity of the "peculiar institution." Throughout Stowe's sentimental tale ...
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In 1903, sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois set out to describe the experience and position of African Americans living in the United States. Du Bois was a tireless writer and thinker, seeking an end to the r ...
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From a childhood marred by the cruelties of slavery Booker T. Washington rose to become a champion for black Americans. Here's how he pulled himself up by his boostraps—and his vision for how his di ...
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If the volume now presented to the public were a mere work of ART, the history of its misfortune might be written in two very simple words--TOO LATE. The nature and character of slavery have been sub ...
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Sojourner Truth was beaten, imprisoned, and bought and sold like property in a nation that promised freedom. This is the story of how she found the courage to ask a question that would echo through hi ...
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