Vocabulary Concordance of Harriet E. Wilson's Novel, Our Nig

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Lewis A VOCABULARY CONCORDANCE OF HARRIET E. WILSONS NOVEL, OUR NIG (2021) tracks empathy featured in Harriet E. Wilsons 1859 novel, OUR NIG; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black. Wilsons main character, Mag Smith, presents behaviors that display the full humanity of African Americans. Lewis CONCORDANCE . . . catalogues the biased interactions among comingled populations. Lewis CONCORDANCE . . . identifies Wilsons biased interactions imposed upon African American characters. The word, OUR . . . in Wilsons title, embraces readers as family members who accept the main characters values as their own. Wilsons subtlety engages topics about Earths natural environment, family relations, societal attitudes, cross-cultural exchanges, moral/corrupt practices, finances, entertainments, and personal struggles. Heading each of OUR NIGs chapters, Wilsons quotations challenge contemporary racial intolerance and gender bias. Overall, Wilsons point-counterpoint style denounces ethnic degradations while claiming liberation for the Statue of Libertys 1886 huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

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