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9781556523359

I Was Born a Slave Vol. 2 : An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives, 1849-1866

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  • ISBN13:

    9781556523359

  • ISBN10:

    1556523351

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 1999-02-01
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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Summary

This volume includes astonishing tales of heroic slaves. One, born free, was kidnapped and enslaved for twelve years; one was experimented upon by a doctor to see how deep his black skin went; one disguised herself as a male slave-owner; one hid herself from a lustful master in a crawlspace for seven years; one delighted in playing cruel practical jokes; one went whaling to avoid being recaptured; and one led an armed posse to battle would be kidnappers.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix(6)
Introduction xv
Henry Bibb
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF HENRY BIBB, AN AMERICAN SLAVE
1(102)
James W. C. Pennington
THE FUGITIVE BLACKSMITH; OR, EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF JAMES W. C. PENNINGTON, PASTOR OF A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW YORK, FORMERLY A SLAVE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, UNITED STATES
103(56)
Solomon Northup
TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE: NARRATIVE OF SOLOMON NORTHUP, A CITIZEN OF NEW-YORK, KIDNAPPED IN WASHINGTON CITY IN 1841, AND RESCUED IN 1853, FROM A COTTON PLANTATION NEAR THE RED RIVER, IN LOUISIANA
159(160)
John Brown
SLAVE LIFE IN GEORGIA: A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE, SUFFERINGS, AND ESCAPE OF JOHN BROWN, A FUGITIVE SLAVE, NOW IN ENGLAND
319(94)
John Thompson
THE LIFE OF JOHN THOMPSON, A FUGITIVE SLAVE; CONTAINING HIS HISTORY OF 25 YEARS IN BONDAGE, AND HIS PRODIVENTIAL ESCAPE
413(68)
William
Ellen Craft
RUNNING A THOUSAND MILES FOR FREEDOM; OR, THE ESCAPE OF WILLIAM AND ELLEN CRAFT FROM SLAVERY
481(52)
Harriet Jacobs (Linda Brent)
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL
533(150)
Jacob D. Green
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF J.D. GREEN, A RUNAWAY SLAVE, FROM KENTUCKY, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS THREE ESCAPES, IN 1939, 1846, AND 1848
683(38)
James Mars
LIFE OF JAMES MARS, A SLAVE BORN AND SOLD IN CONNECTICUT
721(20)
William Parker
THE FREEDMAN'S STORY
741(48)
Bibliography 789

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