Nine Black Women An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean

Name: Nine Black Women An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean
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ISBN: 9780415919050

ISBN-10: 0415919053

ISBN-13: 9780415919050

Edition: 1998

Authors: Moira Ferguson

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This is the first anthology to bring together the writings of the earliest black women writers in the East and West Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, the US and England. The selections span the American Revolution to the decade following the Civil War. The nine writers included, both slave and free, represent a variety of genres, regions, professions, and political perspectives. Their words suggest the rich cultural history embedded in the writings, and provide a glimpse into the lives of women coping with extreme racism and sexism. As black women, survival guides the construction of their texts and their public images. Each employs diverse strategies of resistance, evasion, displacement,…

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/17/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



History and Biography



East and West Caribbean, Bermuda


The Hart Sisters: Background and Historical Context, Elizabeth Hart Thwaites (1771-1833)



Mary Prince (1788?-after 1833): Background and Historical Context



Mary Jane Grant Seacole (1805-1881): Background and Historical Context




U.S. Writers


Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813-1897): Background and Historical Context



Jarena Lee (1783-after 1849): Background and Historical Context



Harriet E. Adams Wilson (1827?-1870?): Background and Historical Context



Nancy Gardner Prince (1799-?): Background and Historical Context




Canada. Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893): Background and Historical Context



Conclusion


Notes



Excerpts



East and West Caribbean, Bermuda


'History of Methodism', Hymns and Verse, Letters, Extracts from correspondence



'History of Methodism', 'Memoirs of John Gilbert'



'The History of Mary Prince: Related by Herself'



'Wonderful Adventures'




U.S. Writers


'Religious Experience and Journal'



'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl'



'The Life and Times of Mrs Nancy Prince'



'Our Nig'




Canada


Editorials from the 'Provincial Freeman', Sermon, Open Letter, Notes




Bibliography


Index