Project Gutenberg 1996-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 263 Wilson, Harriet E. 1825 1900 Wilson, H. E. (Harriet E.) Wilson, Hattie E. Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, in a Two-story White House, North Showing That Slavery's Shadows Fall Even There Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Nig "Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black" by Harriet E. Wilson is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows the life of Frado, a biracial child (referred to as "Nig") who faces the harsh realities of being a free black woman in a prejudiced society while recounting the struggles of her mother, Mag Smith. The opening chapters vividly introduce themes of racial discrimination, societal expectations, and personal suffering. At the start of the novel, we meet Mag Smith, Frado's mother, who grapples with loneliness and the consequences of her past choices. Stricken by grief, Mag struggles to support herself and her child while navigating societal scorn for her status. As the story unfolds, we witness Frado's transition into a life of servitude within a white household, fully aware of her precarious position due to her mixed race. The opening details her relationships with her mother, her neglectful and abusive mistress, Mrs. Bellmont, and the small glimmers of kindness she receives from a few characters amidst a sea of oppression and cruelty. Through Frado's eyes, the reader gains insight into the emotional and physical toll of slavery's legacy, which haunts even those who are not legally bound. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Autobiographical fiction New England -- Fiction African American women -- Fiction Racism -- Fiction African American women household employees -- Fiction Free African Americans -- Fiction PS Text Slavery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 187623 2025-07-01T05:54:51.245639 text/html 187444 187445 2025-01-01T06:10:40.280024 2023-10-01T05:44:28.688473 text/html text/html 171547 2025-07-01T05:54:57.729635 application/epub+zip 173834 2025-07-01T05:54:54.596632 application/epub+zip 140474 2025-07-01T05:54:53.344627 application/epub+zip 398023 2025-07-01T05:55:00.061642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378935 2025-07-01T05:54:56.992595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173428 2022-09-01T06:32:43.106744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165754 2025-07-01T05:54:50.979667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165427 2011-05-13T10:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64922 2011-05-13T10:39:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20036 2025-07-01T05:55:00.187587 application/rdf+xml 23945 2025-07-01T05:54:53.836642 image/jpeg 4424 2025-07-01T05:54:53.586639 image/jpeg 169495 2025-07-01T05:54:51.261625 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