Progressing from “mistress’ lap-dog to freeman”: Commemorating the Slavery Experience in the Hispanic World via the Narrative of Juan Francisco Manzano

Abstract

The essay, I wish to compare Manzano’s account to selected examples of NorthAmerican slave narratives, especially that of Frederick Douglass, while exploring suchrelated issues as the question of authorship, the description of slavery both in theCaribbean and the American South, the role of women in the institution of slavery, andthe potential applicability of black stereotypes maintained in North American culture.