My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the ProfessionsRoutledge, 1993 - 213 pages Presents the lives of early 20th-century African-American women in a unique context - their own words. The women themselves are as extraordinary as the language they use to describe their experiences, at home, university and work. |
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... Moral of the Whole Story " ) and twenty - seven ( " Slave - Burning , or the ' Barbarism of Slavery ' " ) as well as in the questioning : “ Did Mr. Cook always treat you well , as to any insults ? " ( 10 ) , “ Well , how did he whip you ...
... Moral of the Whole Story " ) and twenty - seven ( " Slave - Burning , or the ' Barbarism of Slavery ' " ) as well as in the questioning : “ Did Mr. Cook always treat you well , as to any insults ? " ( 10 ) , “ Well , how did he whip you ...
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... moral corruption which it reveals in the families con- cerned , resulting from the institution of slavery . ( 50 ) Thus it is that we have near 30,000 mulattoes in the Slave States ; to a great extent the contributions of slaveholders ...
... moral corruption which it reveals in the families con- cerned , resulting from the institution of slavery . ( 50 ) Thus it is that we have near 30,000 mulattoes in the Slave States ; to a great extent the contributions of slaveholders ...
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... moral ” standards and even in middle age felt her " youthful distress " and " terrible guilt ” ( xiv ) . As was told in Incidents , unmarried Harriet became pregnant by a white owner in order to prevent her own master from raping her ...
... moral ” standards and even in middle age felt her " youthful distress " and " terrible guilt ” ( xiv ) . As was told in Incidents , unmarried Harriet became pregnant by a white owner in order to prevent her own master from raping her ...
Table des matières
Nine Narratives | 3 |
African | 65 |
Climbing the Ladder of Success from the | 87 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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