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The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (An African American Heritage Book)
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by Mary Prince
Sales Rank: 783053
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List Price: $5.99
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Cover Type: Paperback with 104 pages
Published by: Wilder Publications January 17, 2008
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1604592192
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1604592191
Book Dimensions:
7.5 x 5 x 0.4 inches
Weighs: 5.6 ounces
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave, Related by Herself: Revised Edition (Paperback)
Born in Bermuda in the late 18th century, Mary Prince was a Black woman who survived enslavement in the colonial world of the Caribbean. She orally told her story to a third party, who transcribed it. First published in England in 1831, "The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave" is one of the most important narratives of the slave experience in the Americas. This book describes in detail the reality of the slave experience: the dehumanization of Black people, the moral degradation of their masters, and the ever-present violence. Prince's story is also an important early defense of the humanity of people of African descent. She notes that slave masters "think that black people are like cattle, without natural affection. But my heart tells me it is far otherwise." Prince tells of her labor in the salt ponds of Turk's Island, her conflict with a hired mulatto woman, her spiritual life in the Moravian Church, and many other topics. Ultimately, she celebrates the desire and hope for freedom: "All slaves want to be free." "The History of Mary Prince" does not quite attain the level of literary craftsmanship and psychological complexity as do some other classic slave narratives (I am thinking in particular of those of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs). But it is still a powerful, authoritative, and important human testament. Mary Prince declares, "I have been a slave--I have felt what a slave feels, and I know what a slave knows." We of later centuries need to hear her words.
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