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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman


 

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines, written in the style of an interview with a (fictional) 110-year-old black woman named Jane Pittman. Jane Pittman was born a slave in Louisiana, before the American Civil War, and has witnessed, and participated in, every major aspect of the history of Black America since that time.

Related Topics:
1971 - Ernest J. Gaines - Fictional - Black - Slave - Louisiana - American Civil War

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The novel was made into a television movie in 1974.

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