English Literature A-Level

Racism and Slavery

What Racism and Slavery means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.

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The entrenched racism of antebellum Southern society is satirised through vernacular language, while Jim is an enslaved man seeking freedom.

OCR · 5d. Component 02 – Comparative and contextual study core and suggested set texts - Suggested set texts for Comparative and contextual study: American Literature 1880–1940

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5d. Component 02 – Comparative and contextual study core and suggested set texts - Suggested set texts for Comparative and contextual study: American Literature 1880–1940 (OCR A-Level)

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