We wear the mask, African Americans write American literature, 1760-1870, Rafia Zafar
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We wear the mask, African Americans write American literature, 1760-1870, Rafia Zafar
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
We wear the mask
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bibliography
Oclc number
648208
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Rafia Zafar
Sub title
African Americans write American literature, 1760-1870
Table Of Contents
Introduction: of masks, mimicry, and invisibility - Sable patriots and modern Egyptians: Phillis Wheatley, Joel Barlow, and Ann Eliza Bleecker -- Capturing the captivity: African Americans among the Puritans -- Enslaving the saved: the narratives of Henry Bibb and William Wells Brown -- "It is natural to believe in great men." -- The blackwoman in the attic -- Dressing up and dressing down: Elizabeth Keckley's Behind the scenes at the White House and Eliza Potter's A hairdresser's experience in high life -- Conclusion: the beginning of African American literature
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- American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism
- American literature + African American authors + History and criticism
- American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism
- African Americans in literature
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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- American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism
- American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism
- American literature + African American authors + History and criticism
- American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism
- African Americans in literature
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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