Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South

Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South

by James L. Roark (Author), Michael P. Johnson (Author)

Synopsis

While Ellison was exceptional in many respects, the story of his life sheds light on the collective experience of African Americans in the antebellum South to whom he remained bound by race. His family history emphasizes the fine line separating freedom from slavery.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 440
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 17 Apr 1986

ISBN 10: 0393303144
ISBN 13: 9780393303148

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Never before have I found the experience of the free slaveholding caste of antebellum Negroes brought to live in such vibrant detail. To be able to detect what Henry James called the 'density of felt experience' behind the enigmatic details of the letters is indeed a scholarly achievement of a high order and, I think, a contribution to all who would grasp the complexity of our American past.--Ralph Ellison