Abstract: The aim of this article is to discuss the history of slavery in the United States of America and the stories that have been written about it. Only those of African origin were held in slavery in America, which was based on race. Therefore, the institution played a crucial role in determining the direction of racial relations in America. Understanding how slavery affected American society before to 1865 is essential to comprehending America, American culture in general and African American culture in particular. It's also important to comprehend how, in the roughly 150 years since its abolition, that influence has had a lasting impact on all Americans. Slave narratives facilitated.....
Keywords: Slave narratives, African Americans, slavery, literary tradition
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