Free Enterprise

A Novel

by Michelle Cliff

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This site is devoted to exploring key elements in
Michelle Cliff's 1993 novel that fictionalizes the
historical events behind John Brown's raid on
Harper's Ferry and the role that wealthy
entrepreneuer and former slave, Mary Ellen
Pleasant, played in this moment of antebellum
militant resistance against slavery. Students
enrolled in the Fall 2008 course, Feminist Narratives
and Racial Politics, will collaborate on creating a
multimedia narrative exploring this overlooked but
phenomenal work of fiction.

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