Résultats pour "Maria" dans Afro-américaine

Esta es la historia de dos hermanas: Nettie, que ejerce como misionera en África, y Celie, que vive en el Sur de Estados Unidos, casada con un hombre al que odia y abrumada por la vergüenza de haber sido violada por quien cree que es su padre. A lo largo de treinta años ambas mantienen el recuerdo y la esperanza de reencontrarse y vuelcan sus sentimientos en unas cartas conmovedoras. Pero la dramática existencia de Celie cambiará cuando entre en su vida la amante de su marido, una extraordinaria mujer llama Shug Avery.

Celebrated actress Lavinia Hargraves performs her most challenging role offstage. Although born in 1872 to Daniel Taylor, a white man and wealthy landowner in Southern California, Lavinia's mother, Lori, is a Negro and former slave. Lavinia, who appears white, is desperate to hide her Negro ancestry as well as pursue her dream of becoming the world's greatest actress.

Daniel and Lori love each other, yet to live as one in 1856, they must escape from the unyielding society that imprisons them. Lori was born a slave in North Carolina, yet by chance was raised alongside Daniel in a wealthy abolitionist household. The sudden death of Daniel's mother catapults Lori back into bondage. Relegated to chattel on a rice plantation, Lori lives in constant fear under the tormenting scrutiny of Daniel's wretched aunt.

Falling in love with a guy in the streets had never been a goal for Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Wells. But, that all changed after meeting her brother-in-law’s best friend. He may have been the “bad guy” to everyone else, but to Cassie, all she saw was the good in him.

Em 11 de março de 2022, celebraram-se os 200 anos do nascimento da escritora Maria Firmina dos Reis, autora deste conto " A Escrava", publicado em 1887 na Revista Maranhense. O enredo tem por espaço um salão requintado em que membros da alta sociedade conversam sobre vários temas, até que um deles, elemento servil, acaba monopolizando o debate. É quando entra em cena uma senhora... e emerge a narrativa central do conto.

“Convertir a la señora Harriet Beecher Stowe, escritora de La cabaña del tío Tom, en la heroína de su propia vida, ha sido la manera de regalar a este siglo XXI, un nuevo relato de la lucha entre el Amor, la Verdad y la Fe, frente al odio, el racismo y la mentira”. “Este libro es una...

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