The Slave's Rebellion: Literature, History, Orature

by Adélékè Adéèkó

Episodes of slave rebellions such as Nat Turner's are central to speculations on the trajectory of black history and the goal of black spiritual struggles. Using fiction, history, and oral poetry drawn from the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa, this book analyzes how writers reinterpret episodes of historical slave rebellion to conceptualize their understanding of an ideal "master-less" future. The texts range from Frederick Douglass's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217776
• ISBN13: 9780253217776
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher