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The Classic Slave Narratives

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No group of slaves anywhere, in any era, has left such prolific testimony to the horror of bondage as African-American slaves. Here are four of the most notable narratives: The Life of Olaudah Equiano; The History of Mary Prince; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; and Incidents in the Life of Slave Girl.





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The official movie tie-in edition to the winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong’o, and directed by Steve McQueen New York Times bestseller “I could not believe that I had never heard of this book. It felt as important as Anne Frank’s Diary, only published nearly a hundred years before. . . . The book blew [my] mind: the epic range, the details, the adventure, the horror, and the humanity. . . . I hope my film can play a part in drawing attention to this important book of courage. Solomon’s bravery and life deserve nothing less.” —Steve McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave, from the Foreword Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten and sold into slavery. He spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, Northup published this exceptionally vivid and detailed account of slave life. It became an immediate bestseller and today is recognized for its unusual insight and eloquence as one of the very few portraits of American slavery produced by someone as educated as Solomon Northup, or by someone with the dual perspective of having been both a free man and a slave.

12 Years a Slave

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Perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives, 12 Years a Slave is a harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. It recounts how Solomon Northup, born a free man in New York, was lured to Washington, D.C., in 1841 with the promise of fast money, then drugged and beaten and sold into slavery. He spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity on a series of Louisiana plantations.

After his rescue, Northup published this exceptionally vivid and detailed account of slave life. It became an immediate bestseller and today is recognized for its unusual insight and eloquence as one of the very few portraits of American slavery produced by someone as educated as Solomon Northup, or by someone with the dual perspective of having been both a free man and a slave.


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12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

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A Novel of American Life

A novel dealing with the private lives of educated black Americans who have had minimal contact with whites. The story concerns two cousins whose illegitimacy threatens to wreck their happiness.

The Chinaberry Tree

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Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Introduction by)

The Classic Slave Narratives

Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Introduction by)

The Classic Slave Narratives

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Jessie Redmon Fauset; Henry Louis Gates (Editor); Thadious M. Davis (Introduction by)

The Chinaberry Tree

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

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Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Introduction by)

The Classic Slave Narratives

Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Introduction by)

The Classic Slave Narratives

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Jessie Redmon Fauset; Henry Louis Gates (Editor); Thadious M. Davis (Introduction by)

The Chinaberry Tree

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)

Steve McQueen (Foreword by); Solomon Northup; Henry Louis Gates (Editor, Afterword by); Ira Berlin (Introduction by)

12 Years a Slave (Movie Tie-In)