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A narrative of some remarkable incidents, in the life of Solomon Bayley

Bayley, Solomon, 1771?-1839?; Hurnard, Robert [Author of introduction, etc.]

A narrative of some remarkable incidents, in the life of Solomon Bayley — English source edition. Subject: Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.

Fugitive slaves -- United States -- BiographyAfrican Americans -- BiographyEnslaved persons -- United States -- Biography
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The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an account of his early life, the redemption by purchase of himself and family from slavery, and his banishment from the place of his birth for the crime of wearing a colored skin

Lane, Lunsford, 1803-1879

The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an account of his early life, the redemption by purchase of himself and family from sla...

Enslaved persons' writings, AmericanEnslaved persons -- North Carolina -- BiographyAfrican Americans -- North Carolina -- Biography
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The Story of Mattie J. Jackson Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery

Thompson, L. S. (Lucy S.), 1813-1881

The Story of Mattie J. Jackson Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery — English source edit...

Enslaved persons' writings, AmericanEnslaved persons -- Missouri -- BiographyJackson, Mattie J.
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Translation of the Life of Omar ibn Said: Manuscript No. 1

Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863; Bird, Isaac, 1793-1876 [Translator]

Translation of the Life of Omar ibn Said: Manuscript No. 1 — English source edition. Subject: Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863.

Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863Slave narratives -- North Carolina -- Manuscripts -- Translations into EnglishEnslaved persons' writings, American -- Manuscripts -- Translations into English
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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

Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?

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 Plantati...

African Americans -- BiographyEnslaved persons -- United States -- BiographyEnslaved persons' writings, American
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