African American Literature (Racial and Ethnic Relations in America)
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Personal accounts of slaves’ journeys to and bondage in the United States produced a new genre, the slave narrative, in the eighteenth century. The genre borrows from the autobiography, travelogue, and captivity narratives that were already common forms of writing among the early settlers. While most Puritans and Pilgrims expressed faith in their God and hope in their journey to a new land, the African American narratives convey extremes of alienation and suffering.
Slave Narratives
Among the pioneer African American writers of slave narratives is...
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