A review by emma_lynn_writes
Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson

4.0

Mag Smith is the mother of Frado, the fictional character representing the author in this autobiographical narrative. The events in this books were heavily inspired by Wilson’s experience as a house servant in the northern United States in the early nineteenth century. This book is worth reading both for its revelations about the complicity of the North as well as the South in the mistreatment of African Americans, as well as the unique story behind why it was written and how we have it today. However, it is worth noting that the last few chapters of the book depicting Frado as an adult are not as well crafted as the rest in literary terms.