Stories of liberation from enslavement or oppression have become central to African American women's literature. Beginning with a discussion of black women free

2010 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Why would someone choose bondage over individual freedom? What type of freedom can be found in choosing conditions of ens

The slave narrative has become a crucial genre within African American literary studies and an invaluable record of the experience and history of slavery in the

Critical edition of three women’s oral slave narratives.

Stories of liberation from enslavement or oppression have become central to African American women's literature. Beginning with a discussion of black women free