This collection includes over 100 slave narratives and more than a thousands transcripts of recorded interviews made with former salves in the first half of 20th century: Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave The History of Mary Prince The Blind African Slave (Boyrereau Brinch) The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano The Life and Adventures of Zamba, an African King (Zamba Zembola) A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents ...

E-artnow present the anthology of the most impactful slave narratives. The collection includes the memoirs, letters and biographies of former slaves, with the thousands of recorded interviews made in the South until 1970s: Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Life and Times of Frederick Douglass My Bondage and My Freedom Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Harriet: The Moses of Her People Booker T. Washington: Up From Slavery ...

In "Narrative of Henry Watson, a Fugitive Slave," Henry Watson provides a harrowing yet poignant account of his life as an enslaved individual seeking freedom in an oppressive society. Written in a first-person narrative style, the text employs vivid imagery and emotional depth, drawing readers into the raw realities of slavery and the yearning for liberation. Positioned within the broader tradition of slave narratives, this work not only highlights Watson's personal journey but also serve...

In "The Life of Sir Thomas Bodley, written by himself," the author presents a remarkable autobiographical account that intertwines personal narrative with historical reflection. Bodley's literary style is characterized by clarity and eloquence, embodying the spirit of the Renaissance humanist tradition. He meticulously recounts the vicissitudes of his life, including his formative experiences at Oxford, his diplomatic ventures, and his pivotal role in the establishment of the Bodleian Libr...

In "The Life of Sir Thomas Bodley, written by himself," Bodley offers a profound and personal account of his life, intertwined with the rich tapestry of the cultural and intellectual revival of the late Renaissance. His literary style is direct yet reflective, employing a blend of personal narrative and historical commentary that invites readers to engage deeply with the social and political currents of his time. Bodley chronicles his formative years, the challenges he faced, and his visio...

Part of the Hero Classics series“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.”Douglass cultivated himself to such an extent that the listeners of his lectures doubted if his narratives were true. His autobiography is both a compelling tale of a slave an...

William and Ellen Craft were slaves from Macon who gained celebrity after a daring public escape in December 1848. The light-skinned Ellen Craft posed as a white woman traveling with her valet. The bold ruse worked and the couple were able to elude slave hunters and eventually cross the Mason-Dixon line. After many trials and tribulations, including pretending to be a married interracial couple, they eventually settled outside Savannah, Georgia where they were able to purchase land. Ru...

In 1830 slave Josiah Henson escaped from Charles County, Maryland, to Upper Canada where he founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves.His autobiography, the full title of which is The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, inspired the character of George Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States.

Henry Bibb was born in Kentucky in 1815 to an enslaved mother, and it was rumored that his father was the white Kentucky state senator James Bibb. When he was in his late 20s, Henry Bibb managed to make his way to Detroit, and from there, he slipped over the border to Canada, where he settled and founded an anti-slavery publication. In this compelling first-person account, Bibb tells his life story and rails against the evils of the institution of slavery.

In 1817 or 1818, Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. As a young boy, he served in a household, but as he grew older, he faced increasingly brutal conditions and cruel owners. After many years, he escaped to freedom in New York City and began to publicly denounce slavery through writings and speeches. This unabridged version of Douglass's powerful autobiography, first published in 1845, provides an honest, firsthand account of the horrors of slavery in the ...

This slave narrative, first published in 1848, tells the story of Henry Watson, a former slave who escaped his captivity and fled north to New England. There, he joined the anti-slavery movement and helped with publishing such widely-distributed propaganda booklets, such as this one, which revealed the hidden vileness of the practice. This volume also includes slave poetry and a excerpts from newspapers and journals about slavery.