Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 199 Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins 1825 1911 Harper, F. E. W. (Frances Ellen Watkins) Watkins, Frances Ellen Harper, Frances E. W. Harper, Frances E. Watkins Foster, Frances Smith Minnie's Sacrifice Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Minnie's Sacrifice" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is a novel written in the late 19th century, a time when the complexities of race and slavery were central themes in American society. The story revolves around Minnie, a young girl of ambiguous racial identity, who is raised by a white family in the South, unaware of her heritage. As the narrative unfolds, themes of love, identity, and sacrifice emerge, particularly in the context of slavery and societal prejudice. The opening of the book introduces Miriam, a grieving mother who has lost her daughter, Agnes, who was a victim of the horrors of slavery. As Miriam mourns, her white mistress's daughter, Camilla, expresses a desire to protect Agnes' baby, highlighting the stark contrasts of treatment that can arise due to race. Camilla wishes to raise the child as a white boy, fueled by her rejection of the prejudices ingrained within their society, while the gravity of their situation slowly unfolds against the backdrop of racial injustice and social complexities. This opening sets the stage for a compelling exploration of love, loss, and the quest for identity within a historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en African Americans -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 211803 2025-08-05T06:20:10.312165 text/html 211775 211654 2024-11-05T07:49:34.770183 2023-10-05T08:05:20.243972 text/html text/html 153827 2025-08-05T06:20:16.687095 application/epub+zip 156199 2025-08-05T06:20:13.151116 application/epub+zip 147208 2025-08-05T06:20:12.059138 application/epub+zip 332528 2025-08-05T06:20:19.279133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310696 2025-08-05T06:20:16.018188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279981 2022-09-05T11:27:25.760392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188147 2025-08-05T06:20:10.022163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168318 2024-10-28T18:24:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17296 2025-08-05T06:20:19.407085 application/rdf+xml 16972 2025-08-05T06:20:12.555118 image/jpeg 4177 2025-08-05T06:20:12.309108 image/jpeg 155056 2025-08-05T06:20:10.330149 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia