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Lifetime: 1825 - 1900 Passed: ≈ 124 years ago

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Harriet E. Wilson

Books by Harriet E. Wilson

Our Nig, or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, In A Two-Story White House Cover image

Our Nig, or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, In A Two-Story White House

Drama Novel
Family Slavery Racism Childhood Identity Hope Resilience Social Justice Abolitionism Antebellum Pre-civil war Domestic service

This book delves into the realities of slavery and racism in the antebellum United States through the lens of Frado, a young Black girl abandoned by her white mother and forced to live as a servant in a white household. Despite facing hardship and in...