For the th anniversary of its first publication a new edition of the pioneering African American classic reflecting groundbreaking discoveries about its authors lifeA Penguin Classic First published inOur Nig is an autobiographical narrative that stands as one of the most important accounts of the life of a black woman in the antebellum North In the story of Frado a spirited black girl who is abused and overworked as the indentured servant to a New England family Harriet E Wilson tells a heartbreaking story about the resilience of the human spirit This edition incorporates new research showing that Wilson was not only a pioneering AfricanAmerican literary figure but also an entrepreneur in the black womens hair care market fifty years before Madame C J Walkers hair care empire made her the countrys first woman millionaireFor more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the Englishspeaking world With more thantitles Penguin Classics