Talk:Harriet E. Wilson
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[edit] What does "Hooper of Barrels" Mean?
Please answer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DeskArt (talk • contribs) 19:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Answer: one who places iron (or metal) hoops around barrel staves and draws them together in order to construct a barrel or cask. Rhpitts1055 (talk) 19:36, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] First African American to write a novel
I believe the post is in error about Harriet Wilson being the first African American to write a novel. I don't have something to cite, but we've been learning about this in my African American Literature class, and my professor said that the first book by an African American is Clotel by William Wells Brown (written in 1853). Clotel is a fictional story based on one of Thomas Jefferson's daughters by Sally Hemmings. There is also a debate as to whether or not a manuscript entitled The Bondwoman's Tale by Hanna Crafts recently discovered was written before that, but there is no solid evidence that it was. It was also never published which means it was definitely not the first novel published by an African American. Also, another book was written by an African American after Clotel but before Our Nig entitled The Garies and Their Friends by Frank Webb (in 1857). Harriet Wilson is, however, still the first female African American to write a novel. Avatarofpenguin 03:48, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
