Word by Word Emancipation and the Act of Writing |
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Author:
| Hager, Christopher |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-05986-3 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Consigned to illiteracy, American slaves left little record of their thoughts and feelingsâe"or so we have believed. But a few learned to use pen and paper to make sense of their experiences, despite prohibitions. These authorsâe(tm) perspectives rewrite the history of emancipation and force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom.
Consigned to illiteracy, American slaves left little record of their thoughts and feelingsâe"or so we have believed. But a few learned to use pen and paper to make sense of their experiences, despite prohibitions. These authorsâe(tm) perspectives rewrite the history of emancipation and force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom.