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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... thought if it were no worse than working , my situation was not so desperate . But still I feared I should be put to death , the white people looked and acted , as I thought , in so savage a manner ; for I had never seen among any ...
... thought if it were no worse than working , my situation was not so desperate . But still I feared I should be put to death , the white people looked and acted , as I thought , in so savage a manner ; for I had never seen among any ...
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... thought necessary to keep me almost continually on deck ; and from my extreme youth , I was not put in fetters . In this situation I expected every hour to share the fate of my companions , some of whom were almost daily brought upon ...
... thought necessary to keep me almost continually on deck ; and from my extreme youth , I was not put in fetters . In this situation I expected every hour to share the fate of my companions , some of whom were almost daily brought upon ...
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... thought the complement of that masculine influence which has dominated it for fourteen centuries . Since the idea of order and subordination succumbed to barbarian brawn and brutality in the fifth century , the civilized world had been ...
... thought the complement of that masculine influence which has dominated it for fourteen centuries . Since the idea of order and subordination succumbed to barbarian brawn and brutality in the fifth century , the civilized world had been ...
Contents
THE FIRST AFRICANS IN NORTH AMERICA | 1 |
EARLY SLAVE Revolts | 20 |
JUPITER HAMMON | 26 |
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