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Perhaps you've already come across this, but I
recall there was some solid information about the
real Joe Douglass in Shelley Fish Fishkin's
Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on
Mark Twain and American Culture
-Steve Hoffman, Takoma Park MD
On 12/2/2016 2:14 AM, Jon Kerr wrote:
> Hi,
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> Curious if anyone knows of any good biographical information (or even good
> fiction) on the real Injun Joe figure, Joe Douglass. I've heard several
> brief accounts of his difficult life and how he may have impacted young Sam
> Clemens. But curious to know more, and hopefully better understand how
> Twain could use such racist images of Native Americans even while clearly
> developing a consciousness about black slaves and America's grim history.
>
> Thanks for any references,
> Jon Kerr
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