9781604592252-1604592257-A Will to Be Free, Vol. II (an African American Heritage Book)

A Will to Be Free, Vol. II (an African American Heritage Book)

ISBN-13: 9781604592252
ISBN-10: 1604592257
Author: Mary Prince, Sojourner Truth, Linda Brent
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Format: Hardcover 252 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781604592252
ISBN-10: 1604592257
Author: Mary Prince, Sojourner Truth, Linda Brent
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Format: Hardcover 252 pages

Summary

A Will to Be Free, Vol. II (an African American Heritage Book) (ISBN-13: 9781604592252 and ISBN-10: 1604592257), written by authors Mary Prince, Sojourner Truth, Linda Brent, was published by Wilder Publications in 2008. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Black & African American (Cultural & Regional, United States, Historical, United States History, Women's Studies) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Will to Be Free, Vol. II (an African American Heritage Book) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Black & African American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness. Essential reading for anyone interested in African American Heritage. Included are Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth, and The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary Prince. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more terrible and harrowing for women than for men. Harriet Jacobs was owned by a brutal master who beat his slaves regularly and subjected them to indignations that were far worse. Jacobs eventually escaped her master and moved to a northern state. Though she was unable to take her children with her at the time they were later reunited. Read her powerful and compelling story. Sojourner Truth transformed herself from a runaway slave into a well-known campaigner for abolition and women's rights. Her dedication to her principles and her fiery speaking style electrified the abolition movement and brought her fame. This is an extraordinary story about the triumph of an extraordinary women Mary Prince was the first woman slave to write of her experience. Her recollections are vivid, powerful, and lyrical. Upon its publication the book had a galvanizing effect on the abolitionist movement in England.
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