African American Women Writers of the 19th Century

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Collection Description

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century is a digital collection of some 52 published works by 19th-century black women writers. A part of the Digital Schomburg, this collection provides access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920. A full text database of these 19th and early 20th- century titles, this digital library is key-word-searchable. Each individual title as well as the entire database can be searched to determine what these women had to say about "family", "religion", "slavery" or any other subject of interest to the researcher or casual reader.

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Language

eng

Institution Type

Public library

Geographic Place(s)

United States (nation)

Inclusive Dates

1800 1920

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Citation

New York Public Library, "African American Women Writers of the 19th Century," in digitalMETRO, Item #149, http://nycdigital.org/items/show/149 (accessed September 7, 2010).

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