Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Running a thousand miles for freedom Running a thousand miles for freedom William Craft Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom details the escape of Ellen and William Craft from slavery in Georgia in the United States. Well publicized at the time, the married couple became celebrities in … OL1943958W
Great slave narratives Great slave narratives Arna Wendell Bontemps Three selected narratives exemplify an interesting, sometimes little-known area of American Negro history and writing. OL1946457W
Twelve years a slave Twelve years a slave Solomon Northup In this riveting true story, Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr., masterfully transports us to 1840s New York, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, to experience the kidnapping and twelve-year bondage … OL19707305W
Twelve years a slave Twelve years a slave Solomon Northup Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup is a memoir of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped, sold into slavery and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before the Americ… OL19974251W
Twelve Years a Slave Twelve Years a Slave Solomon Northup The true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York.who was kidnapped by slave hunters and sold into slavery where he endured degradation and abuse until his rescue twelve years la… OL20248285W
Narrative of William W. Brown Narrative of William W. Brown William Wells Brown Narrative of the author's experiences as a slave in St. Louis and elsewhere. OL515590W
Impossible witnesses Impossible witnesses Dwight A. McBride Black literary production during the 19th century was dominated by the issues of slavery, racial subjugation, abolitionist politics and liberation. This book examines how those authors bore witness t… OL5714029W
CliffsNotes Jacobs' Incidents in the life of a slave girl CliffsNotes Jacobs' Incidents in the life of a slave girl Durthy Washington The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feat… OL5971969W
Growing Up in Slavery Growing Up in Slavery Yuval Taylor Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and others describe what it was like to spend their childhoods and teenage years under slavery. OL8062133W