The Classic Slave Narratives (Signet Classics)
 

The Classic Slave Narratives (Signet Classics (Paperback))

by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

By 1944, over six thousand ex-slaves had written moving stories of their captivity, providing a prolific testimony to the horrors of bondage and servitude. Noted scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. compiles four of the most important "slave narratives" in this seminal volume. (read review)

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This is the best book I've read in regards to African American slaves and the hell they went through. I had to read it for my American Minorities class & my eyes were opened to a world of suffering that I never knew existed. I recommend this book to anyone who is curious or ignorant as to what slaves went through.

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