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Sapphira and the slave girl

by Willa Cather

The story of Sapphira Dodderidge Colbert, a bitter white Virginian woman, who becomes irrationally jealous of Nancy, a beautiful young slave. Sapphira and the slave girl is Willa Cather's last novel, published in 1940.

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FictionAfrican American familiesSlaveryHistoryAfrican AmericansHusband and wifeBlacksJealousySalmonPeople with disabilities

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