Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free Black

Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free BlackI sat up most of the night reading and pondering the enormous significance of Harriet Wilson's Our Nig. Author Alice Walker This seminal autobiographical novel, originally published in 1859, is believed to have been the first by an African American woman. Harriet Wilson's compelling story describes the life of a mulatto girl who, after the death of her mother, is exploited first by a terrifying Northern family for whom she worked and then by an

I sat up most of the night reading and pondering the enormous significance of Harriet Wilson's Our Nig. -- Author Alice Walker
This seminal autobiographical novel, originally published in 1859, is believed to have been the first by an African-American woman. Harriet Wilson's compelling story describes the life of a mulatto girl who, after the death of her mother, is exploited first by a terrifying Northern family for whom she worked and then by an opportunistic husband.
A classic of African-American literature, Our Nig has made an enduring contribution to understanding the lives of free blacks in the nineteenth century. A fascinating combination of slave narrative and sentimental novel, the story traces the hardships and suffering of Frado, who grows up as an indentured servant to a white family in Massachusetts and spends much of her destitute life wandering through New England.
A clear and accurate account of race relations and perceptions of race in the antebellum North, Our Nig is essential reading for students of African-American history and culture.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 08/08/2005
ISBN: 9780486445618
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.56w x 0.34d