Description |
1 online resource (xi, 400 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and suprizing deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro man / Briton Hammon -- Poems: An evening thought ; An address to Miss Phillis Wheatly, Ethiopian poetess / Jupiter Hammon -- A narrative of the most remarkable particulars in the life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince, as related by himself / James Albert ukawsaw Gronniosaw -- Poems: An elegiac poem, on the death of--George Whitefield ; Poems on various subjects, religious and moral ; "To his excellency General Washington" / Phillis Wheatley -- "An ode" / Francis Williams -- Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African. In two volumes. To which are prefixed, memoirs of his life / Ignatius Sancho -- A narrative of the Lord's wonderful dealings with John Marrant, a Black / John Marrant -- The life and confession of Johnson Green, who is to be executed this day, August 17th, 1786, for the atrocious crime of burglary; together with his last and dying words / Johnson Green -- "Petition of an African slave, to the Legislature of Massachusetts" / Belinda -- Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery ad commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa / Quobna Ottobah Cugoano -- The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, written by himself / Olaudah Equiano -- Copy of a letter from Benjamin Banneker to the Secretary of State, with his answer / Benjamin Banneker -- "An account of several Baptist churches, consisting chiefly of Negro slaves: particularly of one at Kingston, in Jamaica; and another at Savannah in Georgia" / Geroge Liele -- "An account of the life of Mr. David George, from Sierra Leone in Africa; given by himself in a conversation with Brother Rippon of London, and Brother Pearce of Birmingham" / David George -- "Memoirs of the life of Boston King, a Black preacher. Written by himself, during his residence at Kingswood-School" / Boston King -- A narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa: but resident above sixty years in the United States of America, related by himself / Venture Smith |
Summary |
Vincent Carretta has assembled the most comprehensive anthology ever published of writings by eighteenth-century people of African descent, capturing the diverse experiences of blacks on both sides of the Atlantic--America, Britain, the West Indies, and Africa--between 1760 and 1798. --from publisher description |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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English literature -- Black authors.
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Black people -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 18th century -- Sources
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Black people -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources
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African Americans -- History -- To 1863 -- Sources
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American literature -- African American authors.
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African Americans -- Literary collections
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English literature -- 18th century.
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Black people -- Literary collections
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- African American.
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Black people.
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African Americans.
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American literature -- African American authors.
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English literature.
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English literature -- Black authors.
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Literatur
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Anthologie
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Littérature anglaise -- Auteurs noirs -- 18e siècle.
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English-speaking countries.
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Great Britain.
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Großbritannien
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Englisch.
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Schwarze.
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USA.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Literary collections.
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Sources.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Carretta, Vincent.
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ISBN |
9780813144085 |
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0813144086 |
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9780813144092 |
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0813144094 |
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