Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-300) and index.
Contents:
Bearing witness: the fugitive slave narrative and its traditions -- Nat Turner (1800-1831): The confessions of Nat Turner, the leader of the late insurrection in Southampton, Va. -- Lunsford Lane (1803-?): The narrative of Lunsford Lane, formerly of Raleigh, N.C. -- William Wells Brown: Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitive slave, written by himself (1847?) -- Henry "Box" Brown: narrative of Henry Box Brown, who escaped from slavery enclosed in a box 3 feet long and 2 wide; written from a Statement of facts made by himself, with remarks upon the remedy for slavery by Charles Stearns -- 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 -- William and Ellen Craft: running a thousand miles for freedom; or, The escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery.
Summary:
"Each of the collected narratives includes an introduction that provides readers with key historical context on the particular life examined. Moreover, each narrative is accompanied by annotations that broaden the reader's comprehension of that primary document. The primary source documents in this volume tell enthralling stories, such as how slave woman Ellen Craft utilized her particularly pale complexion to pose as a free white man overseeing his slaves to free herself and her husband, and how Henry Brown successfully shipped himself to freedom in a box measuring scarcely 3 feet by two feet by six inches deep, despite being more than six feet tall"--Publisher's website.
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