slaves' writings, american

Volume two of a three-volume anthology of African-American slave narratives that were produced as books in the thirty years preceding the Civil War that offer an insight into the ways African-American writing and American culture were influenced by one another.

Volume one of a three-volume anthology of African-American slave narratives that were produced as books in the thirty years preceding the Civil War that offer an insight into the ways African-American writing and American culture were influenced by one another.

Volume three of a three-volume anthology of African-American slave narratives that were produced as books in the thirty years preceding the Civil War that offer an insight into the ways African-American writing and American culture were influenced by one another.

"Learn about slavery and the fight for freedom in this book examining the stories of slave narratives and their effect on the abolitionist movement of the United States. The book is complete with timeline, primary sources, photographs, and excerpts from the time period"--Provided by the publisher.

Autobiography of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from Saratoga, N.Y., who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced into slavery in Louisiana for twelve years. Also includes notes and historical context by Dr. Sue Eakin.

Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.