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She was born a slave nd outcame many difficult things in her life changed her name from her slave name to Jane married a man name joe pittman and kept his last name even though he died from a white devil horse and after the boy she raised and called her son died , She was the first African-American to drink out of an " Whites Only" fountain . That is how she became famouse

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Miss Jane Pittman was a fictional character created by author Ernest J. Gaines in his novel "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." The character is known for her powerful narration of the struggles and triumphs of African Americans in the South, spanning from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement.

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The book is a work of fiction. It is simply written in an autobiographical style. Miss Jane Pittman is not a real person.

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because she went through many things throughout her life and she lived for 110 years.

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When was The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman created?

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was created in 1971.


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Jane Pittman had no children of her own, but she took in a male boy and raised him as her own.


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Miss Jane Pittman was 110 years old at the time of her death in the novel "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman."


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Cicely Tyson portrayed Miss Jane Pittman in the television film "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." The film was released in 1974.


Is the original report of Jane Pittman available?

"The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" by Ernest J. Gaines is a work of fiction, and Miss Jane Pittman is a fictional character. The original report of Jane Pittman is not available because she is not a real individual.


Was there a movie made of the Biography of Miss Jane Pittman?

"The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" (1974). This was a TV movie. It starred Cicely Tyson.


When was Jane pittman born?

Nobody knows, not even Miss Pittman herself. Nobody knows, not even Miss Pittman herself.


When did miss Jane pittman became a slave?

1803


What is the genre of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

AutoBiography


Who was the first black person to drink out of a white water fountain?

Miss Jane Pittman and was arrested for it. d*-*b


How does jimmy die in the autobiography of miss Jane pittman?

He was shot.