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Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave: With a Full Description of the Underground Railroad

Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave: With a Full Description of the Underground Railroad

Williams, James B.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 144370718X
ISBN13: 9781443707183
Publisher: Read & Co. History
Published: Aug 25 2008
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave is a 1873 account by American slave James Williams, describing his early life, abuse, and eventual escape to New York City. The first slave narrative published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, today the story is commonly remembered as fraudulent due to contemporary Southern newspaper columnists' attacks on the narrative's veracity. The book was ghostwritten by John Greenleaf Whittier, a Quaker poet and abolitionist. Contents include: An Introductory Excerpt by W. Mckinstry, Preface, When and Where Born, Why I Ran Away, First Contact with the Underground Railroad, In the Riot Against the Killers, Escape from Pursuers, Raffling for Geese, and What Came of it, Making Coffee out of Salt Water, etc. A powerful account of life as an African-American slave that will appeal to those interested in black history and literature. Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this classic slave narrative now in a brand new edition, complete with an introductory excerpt by W. Mckinstry.

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