Blog posts tagged "slavery"

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'My Name is Resolute': A review

Dec. 30, 2014 - 1:30 pm
“The day after I was born my parents named me Resolute. Pa said it gave me an aspect of solemnity and perseverance, which are pretty things for a child with a sanguine humor. It was a good name for a girl, Ma always added, and there was nothing wrong with a girl being confident and ruddy. A boy...
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fiction, review, history, slavery, Jamaica, Boston, weaving, convent, pirates, plantation, colonies
Harriet Jacobs
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My attempt at a well-educated mind

Sep. 26, 2014 - 2:35 pm
I’ve shared before how I absolutely love books about books so it’s no surprise that I was delighted to comb through the list of books laid out in Susan Wise Bauer’s book, The Well Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, with a few ladies who recently attended the Keep Calm...
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classics, education, slavery, literature, Harriet Jacobs