Narrative of Events in the Life of William Green

Presents in their entirety 16 19th-century African American slave narratives, each accompanied by a preface, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further read

This brief biography was written by a former slave who details his childhood in slavery, the various masters he served under, his escape to the North and his li

Excerpt from Narrative of Events in the Life of William Green, Formerly a Slave Mr. Hamilton was one of those quiet, peaceable kind of people, who mind their ow

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