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Download full textMalden, Cynthia L. – 1993
Through the narratives of North American slaves a vivid picture of their lives, struggles, hopes, and aspirations emerges. The slave narrative arose as a response to, and a refutation of, claims that blacks could not write. Slave writings were often direct extensions of speech. Through a process of imitation and repetition, the black slave's…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Blacks, Higher Education, Individual Development
