Dred
2007FictionSlave insurrections in fictionFugitive slaves in fictionFugitive slavesSlave insurrections
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Open LibraryAbout this book
Harriet Beecher Stowe's second antislavery novel was written partly in response to the criticisms of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) by both white Southerners and black abolitionists. In Dred (1856), Stowe attempts to explore the issue of slavery from an African American perspective. Through the compelling stories of Nina Gordon, the mistress of a slave plantation, and Dred, a black revolutionary, Stowe brings to life conflicting beliefs about race, the institution of slavery, and the possibilities of violent resistance. Probing the political and spiritual goals that fuel Dred's rebellion, Stowe creates a figure far different from the acquiescent Christian martyr Uncle Tom. In his introductions to the classic novel, Robert S. Levine outlines the antislavery debates in which Stowe had become deeply involved before and during Dred. Levine shows that in addition to its significance in literary history, the novel remains relevant to present-day discussions of cross-racial perspectives.
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FictionSlave insurrections in fictionFugitive slaves in fictionFugitive slavesSlave insurrectionsAfrican Americans in fiction
First published 2007Setting
Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)United StatesNorth Carolina
About the author
Harriet Beecher Stowe
14 June 1811 – 1 Jul 1896
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (14 June 1811 – 1 July 1896) was an American author and abolitionist.
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