Former Slaves on the Move: The Plantation Household, the White House, and the Postwar South as Spaces of Transit in Elizabeth Keckley’s Behind the Scenes
Travel writing has been central to the American literary canon. From all possible backgrounds, origins and spaces, religious dissenters, immigrants and others have described their travelling experiences in North America. Within this profoundly American tradition, black Americans’ narrativ...
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Universidad de Alicante
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2012-n25-former-slaves-on-the-move-the-plantation-household-the-white-house-and-the-postwar-south-as-spaces-of-transit-in-elizabeth-keckleys-behind-the-scenes |