Deborah Gray White, am I not a woman? details the grueling experiences of African American slaves on Southern plantations. White resented the fact that African American women were nearly invisible throughout the historical text, because many historians failed to see them as important contributors to America's social, economic, or political development (3). Despite limited historical sources, she was determined to establish the African American woman as an intricate part of American history, and so White first published her novel in 1985. However, the novel has since been revised to include recently revealed sources that have been processed. in the novel. Am I not a woman? features African American women's struggle with race and gender through the years of slavery and Reconstruction. The novel also depicts the courage behind the slaves' resistance to the sexual, racial, and psychological subjugation they faced at the hands of slave masters and their wives. The study argues that “slave women were not submissive, subordinate, or prudent and were not expected to be (22).” In essence, White states the unique and complex nature of the prejudices experienced by African American women and argues that their community's oppression was different from that of black male or white female communities. the slave's need to overcome three obstacles was what inevitably separated her from the rest of society; she was black, female, and slave, in a white male-dominant society. The novel “locates black women at the intersection of racial and sexual ideologies and politics (12).” White begins by illustrating the two main European stereotypes about the psychological harms of slavery. White believes that "matching psychological aspects to the slave woman's means of survival has helped us analyze many patterns that emerged after slavery (10)." I recommend: I'm not a woman? to anyone, of any race, of both sexes and with any interest, because I believe this book has something to offer everyone. White's writing has the power to totally transform the understanding, emotions, and opinions of his readers. After reading the novel, I will never view the institution of slavery the same way again. If this book doesn't completely change your opinion of slavery and leave you with a richer appreciation for the resilience demonstrated by female slaves, then you really haven't read it! Alexandra the Great has spoken, so, it's official, about Deborah Gray White Ar'nt I a Woman? it is a literary masterpiece!