In Puttin’ on Ole Massa the noted historian Gilbert Osofsky has edited the autobiographies of Henry Bibb, William Wells Brown, and Solomon Northup that tell of their time as slaves before the Civil War. His superb introduction is a great help for understanding how these narratives were written. Together they help us see how the slavery culture in America continues to affect us all today.
Table of Content
Introduction: Puttin’ on Ole Massa: The Significance of Slave Narratives
A Note on the Usefulness of Folklore
Acknowledgments
Narrative of the Life and Aventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave
Narrative of William Wells Brown, a Fugitive Slave
Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup
Bibliographic Note
About the author
Gilbert Osofsky received his Ph.D. from Columbia University (1963) and taught at UIC from 1963 until his death. He was a leading figure in the emerging field of African-American studies in the 1970s. His books include Harlem: The Making of a Ghetto (1966); The Burden of Race: A Documentary History of Negro-White relations in America (1967); and Puttin’ on Ole Massa: The Slave Narratives of Henry Bibb, William Wells Brown, and Solomon Northup (1965).
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