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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Author: Ernest J. Gaines
"This is a novel in the guise of the  tape-recorded recollections of a black woman who has  lived 110 years, who has been both a slave and a  witness to the black militancy of the 1960's. In this  woman Ernest Gaines has created a legendary figure,  a woman equipped to stand beside William &...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385240178
ISBN-10: 0385240171
Publication Date: 1/20/1987
Pages: 245
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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i had to read this for school. then it became a made for TV movie when i was an adult and i read it again.
it is the story of racism and the fight for freedom all told by a 100 year old woman who had seen it all.
a great read
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The novel is a fictional autobiography that spans a period of over 100 years from the waning days of the Civil War to the protest demonstrations of the 1960s. Jane is a black slave on a Louisiana plantation who opts for freedom at emancipation. Try as she might, she never gets out of Cajun Louisiana. And, in spite of being free and receiving pittance wages not much has changed from the old daysâright up to the finale. Just about everything that you have read about slavery is filtered into a story that is researched and well written: sure to become a classic along side âThe Confessions of Nat Turner,â âUncle Tom's Cabin,â and others.
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This was one of the best and fascinating books I have read. I saw the movie also but it didn't do it justice.
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A thought provoking novel about the struggles of African Americans. It is a poignant and insightful book that resonates through out history. A must read for everybody at any age.
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Facinating book.
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Through Miss Jane Pittman's autobiography I was able to get the general sweep of history encompassing freedom for African Americans. Excellent portrait of a black woman whose spirit overcomes the devastation of the many losses and subsequent heartaches dealt out to many blacks for over 100 years. Another book hard to put down.


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