The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Ernest J. Gaines
Follow the journey of Miss Jane Pittman, a woman who embodies the fight for freedom and justice in America. This historical autobiography penned by Ernest J. Gaines covers a hundred years of Miss Jane's remarkable life, starting as a slave on a plantation in Louisiana and carrying through to the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. Her narrative is a story of courage, survival, and hope in the face of racial bigotry. Miss Jane's powerful voice brings an enduring and vital story of race in America to life.
Publish Date
1982-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
1982-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1971
Goodreads Rating
4.18
ISBN
9780553263572
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2021-01-29T00:31:47.000Z
For me it was the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, I would go back and forth between the book and the movie over and over. I can still hear her voice at the water fountain at the end... – source