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While this is not quite a slave narrative, "The Confessions of Nat Turner" is testimony of one of the most famous American slaves (although the case can be made that he had already freed himself). While most slave narratives were weaponized in the anti-slavery struggle, this document was weaponized to justify strengthening the institution of slavery in the Antebellum South.
Episode 571: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Part 3)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 19: ”We Also Walk Dogs”
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 18: The Logic of Empire
Episode 570: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Part 2)
Episode 569: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Part 1)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 17: Common Sense (1941)
Episode 568: Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper (2)
Episode 567: Mark Twain: The Prince and the Pauper (1)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 16: Universe
Episode 566: Mark Twain: Roughing It (Part 4)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 15: Magic, Inc.
Episode 565:Mark Twain: Roughing It (Part 3)
Episode 564: Mark Twain: Roughing It (Part 2)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 14: They
Episode 563: Mark Twain: Roughing It (Part 1)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 13: Successful Operation
Episode 562: Mark Twain: Innocents Abroad (Part 4)
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 12: Solution Unsatisfactory
Robert A. Heinlein Book Club: Episode 11: Blowups Happen
Episode 561: Mark Twain: Innocents Abroad (Part 3)
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Anne of Avonlea
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