This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two
most important African American slave narratives into one volume.
Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an
enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass
became the preeminent spokesman for his people during his life; his
narrative is an unparalleled account of the dehumanizing effects of
slavery and Douglass's own triumph over it. Like Douglass, Harriet
Jacobs was born into slavery, and in 1861 she published Incidents
in the Life of a Slave Girl, now recognized as the most
comprehensive antebellum slave narrative written by a woman.
Jacobs's account broke the silence on the exploitation of African
American female slaves, and it remains crucial reading. These
narratives illuminate and inform each other. This edition includes
an incisive Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah and extensive
annotations.
"From the Trade Paperback edition.
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