Jubilee's Central Character Vyry

Elvira "Vyry" Ware Dozier

Margaret Walker's maternal
great-grandmother and  central character
in her classic novel, Jubilee. 

 

Source: http://www.jsums.edu/margaretwalker/collections/index.shtml

Click on link to compare Vyry's experiences with Harriet Jacobs

http://www.moadsf.org/salon/exhibits/slave_narratives/flash.php 

The link is from the Museum of the African Diaspora excellent webpage on slave narratives.