Freedom narratives of African American women : a study of 19th century writings / Janaka Bowman Lewis.

"Stories of liberation from enslavement or oppression have become central to African American women's literature. An examination of the collective free identity of black women and their relationships to the community focuses on education, individual progress, marriage and family, labor, intellectual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lewis, Janaka Bowman, 1981- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:	American literature > African American women authors > History and criticism. American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Slave narratives > United States > History and criticism. African American women in literature. Liberty in literature.
Physical Description:	v, 176 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction: black women and the materiality of freedom
Women writing black: literary glimpses into African American history
Moving free: black women's bodies and freedom
Elizabeth Keckley and freedom's labor
"Fiction"ing freedom: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novelistic tradition
Reflections on freedom, or freedom retold
Epilogue: freedom's promise: coming of age narratives in African America.