Nine Black Women: Anthology of Nineteenth Century Writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean
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This is the first anthology to bring together the writings of the earliest black women writers in the East and West Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, the US and England. The selections span the American Revolution to the decade following the Civil War. The nine writers included, both slave and free, represent a variety of genres, regions, professions, and political perspectives. Their words suggest the rich cultural history embedded in the writings, and provide a glimpse into the lives of women coping with extreme racism and sexism. As black women, survival guides the construction of their texts and their public images. Each employs diverse strategies of resistance, evasion, displacement, omission and accommodation. With an introduction that contains copious biographical details about each writer and a brief chronology preceding each text, Nine Black Women is a unique collection of original works.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Hart Sisters: Introduction11Elizabeth Hart Thwaites (1771-1833)Biographical Narrative5Chronology8From History of Methodism9Hymns: Weary world, when will it end13Hymns: O Thou whose ear attends the softest prayer!14Poem: On the Death of the Rev. Mr. Cook15Letter to a Friend18Excerpts from Correspondence with a Cousin, Miss Lynch222Anne Hart Gilbert (1768-1834)Biographical Narrative27Chronology29From History of Methodism30From Memoir of John Gilbert383Mary Prince (ca. 1788-after 1833): Introduction47Biographical Narrative48Chronology53From The History of Mary Prince544Mary Jane Grant Seacole (1805-1881): Introduction67Biographical Narrative68Chronology71From Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands725Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813-1897): Introduction97Biographical Narrative98Chronology101From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl1026Harriet E. Adams Wilson (1824 or 1828-1868/1870?): Introduction119Biographical Narrative120Chronology123From Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, in a Two-Story White House1247Jarena Lee (1783-after 1849): Introduction145Biographical Narrative146Chronology149From Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee1508Nancy Gardner Prince (1799-?): Introduction171Biographical Narrative172Chronology175From A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince1769Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893): Introduction201Biographical Narrative201Chronology206Personal Letter: To Professor G. Whipple208Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: Anti-Slavery Relations214Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: The Humbug of Reform217Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: A Bazaar in Toronto for Frederick Douglass's Paper, &c218Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: The Emigration Convention220Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: Intemperance222Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: The Presidential Election in the United States223Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: A Good Boarding House Greatly Needed by the Colored Citizens224Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: Obstacles to the Progress of Colored Canadians225Sermon228Open Letter or Circular from the Vigilance Committee230Open Letter to the Anglo-African231Notes235Selected BibliographyIndex265
