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Henry Louis Gates donates slave novel to Yale University - Noteworthy News - manuscript by female African American, Hannah Crafts - Brief Article
NEW HAVEN, CONN. Yale University became home to the first known novel written by a female slave, thanks to a donation from Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr....(Continue Reading)
Scholar to donate novel by female slave to Yale
One of the nation's pre-eminent black scholars will donate to Yale University the first known novel written by a female slave, the university said Wednesday. The 301-page manuscript, "The Bondw...(Continue Reading)
Novel may be first by escaped female slave
He's searching for traces of a former slave named Hannah Crafts. He's all but certain that she, or someone using that name, is the first black female ......(Continue Reading)
Excerpt: "The Pirate Coast" by Richard Zacks
William Eatons mission was way beyond foolhardy...He would have to find a weak-willed prince named Hamet wandering somewhere in war torn Egypt and convince him to try to seek his rightful throne. He would then have to mount a civil war in Tripoli t...(Continue Reading)
Slave Narratives
Slave narratives are an important part of American literature. Writers like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs helped to dispell many of the misconceptions of slavery, as they revealed personal experiences....(Continue Reading)
Hailing Frequencies Issue #82
Hailing Frequencies, from your About.com Guide...(Continue Reading)
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