Uncle Tom's Story of His Life

Josiah Henson

• Paperback | Engels | Docsouth Books
• This 1876 version of Josiah Henson's autobiography, the first of many editions issued by British editor John Lobb, followed the original 1849 edition ... Lees meer

The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia

Nat Turner

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• Perhaps no other moment in history crystallized the fears of slave owners in the South like the August 21-22, 1831, slave insurrection led by Nat Turn... Lees meer

Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles

David Walker

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• First published in 1829, Walker's Appeal called on slaves to rise up and free themselves. The two subsequent versions of his document (including the r... Lees meer

Behind the Scenes, or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House

Elizabeth Keckley

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• Behind the Scenes is the life story of Elizabeth Keckley, a shrewd entrepreneur who, while enslaved, raised enough money to purchase freedom for herse... Lees meer

A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery

Moses Roper

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• The Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper can be read as an extended autobiographical meditation on the meaning of race in antebellum ... Lees meer

The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina

John Andrew Jackson

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• In The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina , escaped slave John Andrew Jackson seeks to educate his readers on the horrors of slavery. He spares n... Lees meer

Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America

Moses Grandy

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• Born into slavery in North Carolina around 1786, Moses Grandy was bequeathed to his young playmate, his original owner's son, when they were both eigh... Lees meer

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

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• After living as a free man for the first thirty-three years of his life, Solomon Northup was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery, leaving behind... Lees meer

Slave Songs of the United States

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• First published in 1867, Slave Songs of the United States represents the work of its three editors, all of whom collected and annotated these songs wh... Lees meer

Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave

William Wells Brown

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• By 1849, the Narrative of William W. Brown was in its fourth edition, having sold over 8,000 copies in less than eighteen months and making it one of ... Lees meer