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GENS 489-A American Literature and the Fight Against Slavery
This course will examine anti-slavery publications and place them in their historical context tracing the legal shifts that changed the goals of the abolition movement. Students will also read excerpts from the "Anti-Uncle Tom literature" that sprang up to defend the institution of slavery.
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