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Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America. Her novel Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black was published anonymously in 1859 in Boston, Massachusetts, and was not widely known.
Harriet E. Wilson (born 1828?, Milford, N.H.?, U.S.—died 1863?, Boston, Mass.?) was one of the first African Americans to publish a novel in English in the United States. Her work, entitled Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, in a Two-Story White House, North.
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Oct 6, 2006 · In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson, an African American woman from Milford, New Hampshire, published a novel with the stated hope of earning sufficient money simply to survive. Instead, her novel, Our Nig; or Sketches From the Life of A Free Black , became a powerful and controversial narrative that continues to touch and unsettle readers around the world.
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Feb 15, 2020 · In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.
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Nov 8, 2010 · Author Harriet E. Wilson is believed to be the first African American woman to publish a novel in the United States. Her fictional autobiography Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, in a Two-story White House, North.
Harriet E. Wilson. In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson (1825-1900) published Our Nig; or Sketches From the Life of A Free Black. The largely autobiographical novel, published at her own expense, tells the story of Frado, a biracial indentured servant living with a white family.
4 days ago · Harriet E. Wilson. (c. 1825—1900) Quick Reference. (1825-1900), first African American woman novelist. Rarely has an author's identity been so instrumental in the reclamation of her writing.
