Afro-American Autobiography
Guest Editor: William L. Andrews
Table of Contents
“Methods, Elements, and Effects of Early Black Autobiography” by Angelo Costanzo
“Forgotten Voices of Afro-American Autobiography, 1865-1930” by William L. Andrews
“Bibliography: Checklist of Major Studies of Afro-American Autobiography” compiled by William L. Andrews
Reviews
Hope and Dignity: Older Black Women of the South. Narratives by Emily Herring Wilson (Temple UP, 1983). Reviewed by Pat Watkins
To Tell a Free Story: The First Century of Afro-American Autobiography, 1760-1865 by William L. Andrews (U of Illinois P, 1986). Reviewed by Paul John Eakin
Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women’s Autobiographies of the Nineteenth Century. Ed. William L. Andrews (Indiana UP, 1986). Reviewed by Nellie McKay
The Slave’s Narrative. Ed. Charles T. Davis and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Oxford UP, 1985). Reviewed by William L. Andrews
Availability
Out of Print: A photocopy may be ordered for $25 plus shipping.
