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7 pages in length. From slave narratives to popular literature to the soulful sound of contemporary blues, the black experience has been expressed in myriad ways in order to illustrate the inherent struggles faced by one of history's most oppressed races. The writer discusses Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston and Billie Holiday as they relate to the evolution of the black experience. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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inherent struggles faced by one of historys most oppressed races. II. THE SLAVE NARRATIVE The slave narrative was a staple in the
early to mid part of the nineteenth century that provided a way for oppressed slaves to cleanse their souls of their miserable experience, as well as served as a vehicle
to educate the masses. Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of an American Slave and Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl were no different in
that respect, banking upon their combined individuality and similarities to draw the final conclusion. The autobiographical slave narrative quickly became a "metaphor of providence and Gods salvation" (The Slave
Narrative) that regularly brought together the parallelism between Israelites and slaves, which is apparent within the context of spirituals and black folk songs. Both Jacobs and Douglass poured their
hearts and souls into their personal narratives, establishing their stories as "self-reflective and introspective" (The Slave Narrative). Recounting the many instances of humiliation,
suffering and torment, Douglass and Jacobs effectively draw the reader into the oppressive world of slavery. Indeed, Jacobs tale is flavored with a distinctly more female approach, as it
openly deals with gender issues and missing womanhood. The author, herself, once remarked that it was not her intent to write about her own experience, but rather about those
of all slaves as a whole. It was the authors desire to bring attention to the injustices faced by all who were subject to living their lives in slavery.
Douglass seeks to educate and, thus, advance society regarding the slaves plight through "silent narration" (Lee 51), while Jacobs aim is to evoke the same in a decidedly more
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