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Freedom narratives of African American women : a study of 19th century writings / Janaka Bowman Lewis.

Lewis, Janaka Bowman, 1981- author.
2017
810.9928708996073 L674f 2017
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Title
Freedom narratives of African American women : a study of 19th century writings / Janaka Bowman Lewis.
Author
Lewis, Janaka Bowman, 1981- author.
ISBN
9781476667782 paperback alkaline paper
1476667780 paperback alkaline paper
9781476630366 electronic book
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Language
English
Description
v, 176 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
810.9928708996073 L674f 2017
System Control No.
(OCoLC)985075722
(OCoLC)985075722
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : black women and the materiality of freedom
Women writing black : literary glimpses into African American history
Moving free : black women's bodies and freedom
Elizabeth Keckley and freedom's labor
"Fiction"ing freedom : Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novelistic tradition
Reflections on freedom, or freedom retold
Epilogue : freedom's promise : coming of age narratives in African America.
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