Ghosts of Slavery: A Literary Archaeology of Black Women's Lives

by Jenny Sharpe

Questions traditional assumptions about power and agency in slave women's everyday lives.

Through their open defiance, women like Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth had a significant impact on the institution of slavery. But what of the countless other women who did not commit public or even private acts of resistance? Are their stories worthy of our attention? While some scholars imply that only the struggle for freedom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816637237
• ISBN13: 9780816637232
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.1"