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1. From: jon-christian suggs [mailto:jsuggs1@nyc.rr.com] There are various categories of these; basically: fictional antebellum narratives written by blacks; fictional antebellum narratives written by whites; novels by blacks (19th and 20th centuries); novels by whites (19th and 20th centuries). So I guess the question is, which are you after? jon-christian suggs professor emeritus english the city university of new york ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Mintz" <sm3031@COLUMBIA.EDU> To: <H-SLAVERY@H-NET.MSU.EDU> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:16 AM Subject: INQ: Fictional narratives of slavery 2. From: Bryan Feuer, bfeuer@CSUDH.EDU I'd highly recommend Octavia Butler's "Kindred." 3. From: Judith.Newman@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK Sherley Ann Williams, Dessa Rose Caryl Phillips Crossing the River Charles Johnson, Middle Passage All excellent though the first person narrative gets mixed with letters, journals and other doucuments. 4. From: Jennifer Tuttle JTuttle@UNE.EDU Also Frederick Douglass, The Heroic Slave 5. From: diamond.stacey@GMAIL.COM Well there is always the 'American Girls' doll series. Addy, the sole Afro-American girl, is an escaped slave. Each doll accompanies a whole series of books, but perhaps it's too elementary for your purposes. Still, there are interesting modern/pop culture associations to make.
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