{"product_id":"book-g2qe","title":"Classic Black Narratives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitness powerful stories about the effects and realities of living in a prejudiced society in this audio bundle of classic Black narratives. These selections are both fictional and nonfictional stories of living in a society that devalues and dehumanizes the lives of Black people. Though all four of these books were written over a hundred years ago, the realities within are still important for modern readers to read and understand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Years a Slave\u003c\/i\u003e — This is the memoir account of Solomon Northup, a man born free in New York but who ended up sold into slavery in Louisiana. This account tells of his time working in plantations and his eventual escape from slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1903 as a collection of essays from W.E.B. Du Bois, an African-American sociologist. This book is comprised of 14 essays, with Du Bois’s overall message being that Black people were equally worthy of the rights of white people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano\u003c\/i\u003e — This memoir is the story of a man born in Africa and sold into slavery as a young child. He was sold between several owners and sent around the world throughout his life, eventually working to purchase his own freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man\u003c\/i\u003e — This novel follows the life of an unnamed biracial man who lives his early life among Black communities, but upon witnessing a horrific lynching, decides to live as an “Ex-Colored Man” and pass himself off as white.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49423548416304,"sku":"BDg2qe","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/299495-g2qe-Square.jpg?v=1736204271","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g2qe","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}