[Download] "Understanding 19th-Century Slave Narratives" by Sterling Lecater Bland Jr. # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Understanding 19th-Century Slave Narratives
- Author : Sterling Lecater Bland Jr.
- Release Date : January 30, 2016
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,History,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1711 KB
Description
African American slave narratives of the 19th century recorded the grim realities of the antebellum South; they also provide the foundation for this compelling and revealing work on African American history and experiences.
• Presents information and primary source documents that support such key subject areas as American history, ethnic studies, and African American history, among other areas
• Introduces readers to unique slave narratives that often center on such topics as entrepreneurship, racial violence and resistance, gender, and subjects regarding the color line like pigmentation and passing
• Situates each slave narrative in historical context through the use of a document introduction and annotations
• Supplies slave narratives that are important primary sources and will help students with building interpretive, critical-thinking skills needed to be successful 21st-century learners