Novels About Slavery in the Americas
Explore powerful novels about slavery in the Americas, featuring gripping stories of resilience, struggle, and freedom. Discover must-read historical fiction and acclaimed books that illuminate this dark chapter in history.
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Beloved
by Toni Morrison
Sethe. Proud and beautiful, she escaped from slavery but is haunted by its heritage - from the fires of the flesh to the heartbreaking challenges …
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Property
by Valerie Martin
WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE • Set in 1828 on a Louisiana sugar plantation, this novel from the bestselling author of Mary Reilly presents a …
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The Confessions of Nat Turner
by William Styron
Presents a fictionalized account of the 1831 slave revolt led by Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia.
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Walk Through Darkness
by David Anthony Durham
When he learns that his pregnant wife has been spirited off to a distant city, William responds as any man might—he drops everything to pursue …
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Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
William Kemp owns a slave ship, his nephew and son serve aboard the ship, the crew and human cargo are stranded on the coast of …
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Roots
by Alex Haley
It begins with a birth in 1750, in an African village; it ends seven generations later at the Arkansas funeral of a black professor whose …
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom, Topsy, Sambo, Simon Legree, little Eva: their names are American bywords, and all of them are characters in Harriet Beecher Stowe's remarkable novel …
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Douglass' Women
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
WINNER OF THE 2003 PEN OAKLAND JOSEPHINE MILES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WRITING AND THE BLACK CAUCUS OF THE ALA LITERARY AWARD Frederick Douglass, the great …