Word by Word

Emancipation and the Act of Writing

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Black, American, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Author: Christopher Hager ISBN: 9780674070820
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 14, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge, Massachusetts Language: English
Author: Christopher Hager
ISBN: 9780674070820
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 14, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language: English

Consigned to illiteracy, American slaves left little record of their thoughts and feelings—or so we have believed. But a few learned to use pen and paper to make sense of their experiences, despite prohibitions. These authors’ perspectives rewrite the history of emancipation and force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom.

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Consigned to illiteracy, American slaves left little record of their thoughts and feelings—or so we have believed. But a few learned to use pen and paper to make sense of their experiences, despite prohibitions. These authors’ perspectives rewrite the history of emancipation and force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom.

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