Crossing the Danger Water: Three Hundred Years of African-American WritingDeirdre Mullane The history of African-American life and thought presented in this anthology represents a far-reaching written and oral tradition, which is thought-provoking, inspiring, and impressive in its breadth. It includes poetry and prose by today's best and most well-known writers. |
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... night , when I sent them in search of Henry , Sam , Nelson , and Hark , and directed them to rally all they could , at the place we had had our dinner the Sunday before , where they would find me , and I accordingly returned there as ...
... night , when I sent them in search of Henry , Sam , Nelson , and Hark , and directed them to rally all they could , at the place we had had our dinner the Sunday before , where they would find me , and I accordingly returned there as ...
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... night - schools as well . The great ambi- tion of the older people was to try to learn to read the Bible before they died . With this end in view , men and women who were fifty or seventy - five years old would often be found in the night ...
... night - schools as well . The great ambi- tion of the older people was to try to learn to read the Bible before they died . With this end in view , men and women who were fifty or seventy - five years old would often be found in the night ...
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... night , I would find , much to my disappointment , that the teacher knew but little more than I did . Often I would have to walk several miles at night in order to recite my night- school lessons . There was never a time in my youth ...
... night , I would find , much to my disappointment , that the teacher knew but little more than I did . Often I would have to walk several miles at night in order to recite my night- school lessons . There was never a time in my youth ...
Contents
THE FIRST AFRICANS IN NORTH AMERICA | 1 |
EARLY SLAVE Revolts | 20 |
JUPITER HAMMON | 26 |
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