"I sat up most of the night reading and pondering the enormous
significance of Harriet Wilson's "Our Nig."" -- Author Alice
Walker
This seminal autobiographical novel, originally published in 1859,
is believed to have been the first by an African-American woman.
Harriet Wilson's compelling story describes the life of a mulatto
girl who, after the death of her mother, is exploited first by a
terrifying Northern family for whom she worked and then by an
opportunistic husband.
A classic of African-American literature, "Our Nig" has made an
enduring contribution to understanding the lives of free blacks in
the nineteenth century. A fascinating combination of slave
narrative and sentimental novel, the story traces the hardships and
suffering of Frado, who grows up as an indentured servant to a
white family in Massachusetts and spends much of her destitute life
wandering through New England.
A clear and accurate account of race relations and perceptions of
race in the antebellum North, "Our Nig" is essential reading for
students of African-American history and culture.
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