Full Text Documents
This project capitalizes on the discovery of written works by African American women of the Civil War era. These works provide us with reading material for enlightenment and enjoyment. In addition to the full text of each author's works, the project provides images, biographical information, historic newspaper articles, and secondary material.
“Full-Text Documents” links to the full text of the authors’ writings. These documents consist of an array of various types of fiction and nonfiction, including poetry, cookbooks, newspapers, novels, autobiographies, biographies, short stories, children’s books, essays, speeches, a textbook, a dissertation, a medical text, and a travel narrative. Their writings provide us with a unique perspective on their trials and triumphs during the period of enslavement. Their texts also reflect their post-slavery politics, spirituality, and humor. This collection of documents enables users to acquire new information regarding African Americans that has traditionally been omitted.
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Visualization: Genre of the Publication
The data visualization below compares the number of publications by genre. Hover over each section for exact numbers. A plain text version is provided below.
- Dissertations: 2
- Science Fiction: 2
- Cookbook: 2
- Juvenile: 2
- Newspaper: 2
- Short Story: 6
- Novels: 7
- Biography: 11
- Nonfiction: 13
- Essay: 13
- Speech: 27
- Autobiography: 29
- Poetry: 30