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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
"No struggle, no progress" "No struggle, no progress" Wolfgang Mieder "Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is a giant among civil rights leaders of the United States. With words and deeds he fought against slavery and championed civil rights for all citizens, regardless of … OL15276413W
Narrative of William W. Brown Narrative of William W. Brown William Wells Brown Narrative of the author's experiences as a slave in St. Louis and elsewhere. OL515590W
South by southwest South by southwest James David Miller "In exploring what planter mobility reveals about planter identity and culture, South by Southwest blends analysis of both public and private responses to emigration and in so doing illuminates the w… OL5952866W
CliffsNotes Jacobs' Incidents in the life of a slave girl CliffsNotes Jacobs' Incidents in the life of a slave girl Durthy Washington The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feat… OL5971969W
My Bondage and My Freedom My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass Ex-slave Frederick Douglass's second autobiography-written after ten years of reflection following his legal emancipation in 1846 and his break with his mentor William Lloyd Garrison-catapulted Dougl… OL69180W
The punished self The punished self Alex Bontemps "The Punished Self describes enslavement in the American South during the eighteenth century as a systematic assault on blacks' sense of self. Alex Bontemps explores slavery's effects on the captives… OL7307234W