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Top African-American Studies scholars examine the history and reception of The Bondwoman's Narrative, the slave narrative that has changed how we view antebellum literature.

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The slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom when, in 1773, she became the first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in the English language. This title examines how Wheatley has survived the judgment of past and contemporary critics.

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Gates presents a seminal volume of four classic slave narratives, including the 1749 texts of "The Life of Olaudah Equiano," the last edition corrected and published in his lifetime. The collection includes "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," as well as two narratives by women. This edition also features an updated Introduction by Gates. Revised reissue.