Book contents
- African American Literature in Transition, 1830–1850
- African American Literature in Transition
- African American Literature in Transition, 1830–1850
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology, 1830–1850
- Introduction
- Part I Local Transitions
- Part II National Transitions
- Chapter 5 Copyright, Fugitivity, and the Fight for Self-Ownership in Early African American Literature
- Chapter 6 The Communications Revolution and the Networked Path to Freedom
- Chapter 7 The Fugitive Slave Act and the United States of Slavery
- Part III Transnational Transitions
- Index
Chapter 7 - The Fugitive Slave Act and the United States of Slavery
from Part II - National Transitions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2021
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Book contents
- African American Literature in Transition, 1830–1850
- African American Literature in Transition
- African American Literature in Transition, 1830–1850
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology, 1830–1850
- Introduction
- Part I Local Transitions
- Part II National Transitions
- Chapter 5 Copyright, Fugitivity, and the Fight for Self-Ownership in Early African American Literature
- Chapter 6 The Communications Revolution and the Networked Path to Freedom
- Chapter 7 The Fugitive Slave Act and the United States of Slavery
- Part III Transnational Transitions
- Index
Summary
This chapter reveals the profound impact that the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act had on the slave narrative by comparing narratives from the same author published before and after the passage of the act. Consulting pre- and post-1850 narratives by Henry Box Brown, William Grimes, and Josiah Henson, this chapter illuminates key ways in which the Fugitive Slave Act shaped one of the premier genres of African American literature.
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- African American Literature in Transition, 1830–1850 , pp. 155 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021