| Syllabus | Slave Narratives | Charts | Letter by a slave woman | History Questions | Timeline | Beloved |
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African American Literature |
2002 - 2003 |
| Ms. Linda Lorenz, instructor |
The Beginnings of African American Literature
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| Room 327 | |
| Periods 1, 3, 5, & 7 |

MATERIALS:
TEXTBOOKS: African American Literature (Holt, Rhinehart, & Winston, 1992); The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Literature (compiled by Rochelle Smith and Sharon L. Jones, 1999); Norton Anthology of African American Literature (compiled by Henry Louis Gates and Nellie Y. McKay, 1997). You might also find Before The Mayflower by Lerone Bennett, Jr., helpful.
WEBSITES:
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Perkins Library, Duke University |
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Georgetown County Plantation |
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American Women's History |
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Library of Science / WPA Project |
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Library of Congress /Slave Narratives Project |
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Virginia University |
| Syllabus | Slave Narratives | Charts | Letter by a slave woman | History Questions | Timeline | Beloved |