Enslaved persons -- Great Britain -- Biography
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The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (2 volumes in 1; Boston: I. Knapp, 1837), by Olaudah Equiano- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (London: The author, 1789), by Olaudah Equiano
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Filed under: Enslaved persons -- England -- Correspondence- Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African, in Two Volumes; To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life (biographical memoirs by Jekyll; 2 volumes; London: Printed by J. Nichols, 1782), by Ignatius Sancho, contrib. by Joseph Jekyll
- Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African; To Which Are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life (third edition; London: Printed by J. Nichols; and sold by C. Dilly, 1784), by Ignatius Sancho, contrib. by Joseph Jekyll
- Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery, by William Craft and Ellen Craft
- An Argument in The Case of James Sommersett, a Negro, Lately Determined by The Court of King's Bench: Wherein It Is Attempted To Demonstrate The Present Unlawfulness of Domestic Slavery in England; To Which is Prefixed a State of The Case: By Mr. Hargrave, One of the Counsel for the Negro (London: Printed for the author, 1772), by Francis Hargrave
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (London: The author, 1789), by Olaudah Equiano
- Volume I: HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
- Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
- volume I, second edition: HTML at ECCO TCP
- volume II: HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
- Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
- volume II: HTML at ECCO TCP
- 2 volumes in 1: page images at HathiTrust
- Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and audio reading
- The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (2 volumes in 1; Boston: I. Knapp, 1837), by Olaudah Equiano
- The Black Aesthetic Unbound: Theorizing the Dilemma of Eighteenth-Century African American Literature (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c2008), by April C. E. Langley (PDF at Ohio State)
- Life of Rev. Thomas James, by Himself (Rochester, NY: Post Express Printing Co., 1886), by Thomas James (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Narratives of Colored Americans (New York: W. W. Wood and Co., 1875), by Abigail Mott and M. S. Wood (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Aunt Judy's Story: A Tale From Real Life, Written for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Fair (Philadelphia: Merrihew and Thompson, 1855), by Matilda G. Thompson (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Autobiography of Nicholas Said, A Native of Bournou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa (Memphis, TN: Shotwell and Co., Publishers, 1873), by Nicholas Said
- Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Colour; To Which is Added, a Selection of Pieces in Poetry (New York: M. Day, 1826), by Abigail Mott (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements (1863), by William Wells Brown (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The History of William Webb, Composed by Himself (Detroit: E. Hoekstra, 1873), by William Webb (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The Last Words and Dying Speech of Edmund Fortis, a Negro Man (1795), by Edmund Fortis (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave, with a Full Description of the Underground Railroad (San Francisco, CA: Women's Union Print, 1873), by James Williams
- Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and Slave (Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light, 1834), by Phillis Wheatley and Margaretta Matilda Odell
- The Narrative of James Roberts, a Soldier Under Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary War, and Under Gen. Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, in the War of 1812: "A Battle Which Cost Me a Limb, Some Blood, and Almost My Life" (Chicago: Printed for the author, 1858), by James Roberts (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America (originally published 1798), by Venture Smith (Gutenberg text)
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America: Related by Himself (New London, CT: Printed by C. Holt, 1798), by Venture Smith
- A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident Above Sixty Years in the United States of America (Middletown, CT: J. S. Stewart, 1897), by Venture Smith, ed. by H. M. Selden (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green, a Runaway Slave, from Kentucky: Containing an Account of His Three Escapes, in 1839, 1846, and 1848 (Huddersfield, UK: Printed by H. Fielding, 1864), by J. D. Green (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Narrative of William Hayden, Containing a Faithful Account of His Travels for a Number of Years, Whilst a Slave, in the South (Cincinnati: W. Hayden, 1846), by William Hayden (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Statement with Regard to the Moorish Prince, Abduhl Rahhahman (New York: D. Fanshaw, 1828), by T. H. Gallaudet (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Story of Archer Alexander From Slavery to Freedom, March 30, 1863, by William Greenleaf Eliot (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Uncle Johnson, the Pilgrim of Six Score Years (tract #96; Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Committee, ca. 1866), by G. L. Foster (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Biography of Rev. David Smith of the A. M. E. Church (Xenia, OH: Printed at the Xenia Gazette Office, 1881), by David Smith, contrib. by David Alexander Payne (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Old Faithful Servant: Life History of J.W. Holley, Born and Reared a Slave, After Freedom Became a Worker in the Master's Vineyard (Columbus, OH: Inskeep Print. Co., 1924), by J. W. Holley (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Autobiography of Nicholas Said, A Native of Bournou, Eastern Soudan, Central Africa (Memphis, TN: Shotwell and Co., Publishers, 1873), by Nicholas Said
- Chains and Freedom: or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living. A Slave in Chains, a Sailor on the Deep, and a Sinner at the Cross (New York: E. S. Arnold and Co., 1839), by Peter Wheeler and C. Edwards Lester
- From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or, Struggles for Freedom (St. Louis: J. T. Smith, ca. 1890), by Lucy A. Delaney
- Shadow and Sunshine, by Eliza Suggs
- The Story of Archer Alexander From Slavery to Freedom, March 30, 1863, by William Greenleaf Eliot (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Uncle Johnson, the Pilgrim of Six Score Years (tract #96; Philadelphia: Presbyterian Publication Committee, ca. 1866), by G. L. Foster (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life and Narrative of William J. Anderson, Twenty-Four Years a Slave (Chicago: Daily Tribune Book and Job Printing Office, 1857), by William J. Anderson (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life, Including His Escape and Struggle for Liberty, of Charles A. Garlick, Born a Slave in Old Virginia, Who Secured His Freedom by Running Away from His Master's Farm in 1843 (Jefferson, OH: J. A. Howells and Co., 1902), by Charles A. Garlick (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements (1863), by William Wells Brown (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Chains and Freedom: or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living. A Slave in Chains, a Sailor on the Deep, and a Sinner at the Cross (New York: E. S. Arnold and Co., 1839), by Peter Wheeler and C. Edwards Lester
- The History of William Webb, Composed by Himself (Detroit: E. Hoekstra, 1873), by William Webb (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Life of George Henry; Together with a Brief History of the Colored People in America (Providence, RI: H.I. Gould, 1894), by George Henry (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave: Containing His History of 25 Years in Bondage, and His Providential Escape, Written by Himself (Worcester, MA: John Thompson, 1856), by John Thompson (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The Story of Archer Alexander From Slavery to Freedom, March 30, 1863, by William Greenleaf Eliot (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua, a Native of Zoogoo, in the Interior of Africa (A Convert to Christianity); With a Description of That Part of the World; Including the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants (Detroit: G.. E. Pomeroy and Co., 1854), by Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua, ed. by Samuel Moore (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Cudjo's Own Story of the Last African Slaver (reprint; originally published in the Journal of Negro History, 1927), by Zora Neale Hurston (Gutenberg text)
- A Narrative of Events of the Life of J. H. Banks, an Escaped Slave, from the Cotton State, Alabama, in America (Liverpool: M. Rourke, Printer, 1861), by J. H. Banks and James W. C. Pennington (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Narrative of James Williams, an American Slave, by James Williams (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua, a Native of Zoogoo, in the Interior of Africa (A Convert to Christianity); With a Description of That Part of the World; Including the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants (Detroit: G.. E. Pomeroy and Co., 1854), by Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua, ed. by Samuel Moore (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Royal African: or, Memoirs of the Young Prince of Annamaboe (second edition; London: Printed for W. Reeve, G. Woodfall, and J. Barnes, 1750) (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut. Written by Himself (Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood and Co., 1864), by James Mars (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut: Written by Himself (with an appendix summarizing Mars's life after liberation; Hartford: Case, Lockwood, 1868), by James Mars (HTML and TEI at UNC)
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