Driven toward madness : the fugitive slave Margaret Garner and tragedy on the Ohio

Driven toward madness : the fugitive slave Margaret Garner and tragedy on the Ohio /

The story of Margaret Garner-the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery-has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera.

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Main Author: Taylor, Nikki Marie, 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2016
Series:New approaches to Midwestern studies.
Subjects:
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858.
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Garner, Margaret, > 1834-1858 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Garner, Margaret 1834-1858.
Fugitive slaves > Kentucky > Biography.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Ohio > Cincinnati.
Infanticide > Ohio > Cincinnati > Case studies.
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