Enslaved persons -- Southern States -- Biography
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An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work (Toronto et al.: J. Nichols and Co., c. 1901), by Booker T. Washington, contrib. by J. L. M. Curry, illust. by Frank Beard- Fifty Years in Chains: or, The Life of an American Slave (New York: H. Dayton, 1859), by Charles Ball (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- From Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott Bond; The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance (Madison, AR: Journal Printing Co., 1917), by Dan. A. Rudd and Theo. Bond, contrib. by James Carroll Napier
- The Life and Sufferings of John Joseph, a Native of Ashantee, in Western Africa, Who Was Stolen from His Parents at the Age of 3 Years, and Sold to Mr. Johnstone, a Cotton Planter, in New Orleans, South America (Wellington: Printed for J. Joseph by J. Greedy, 1848), by John Joseph (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Old Plantation Days (1902), by William Mallory (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (New York: John S. Taylor, 1837), by Charles Ball (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (Pittsburgh: J. T. Shryock, 1853), by Charles Ball
- Fifty Years in Chains: or, The Life of an American Slave (New York: H. Dayton, 1859), by Charles Ball (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (New York: John S. Taylor, 1837), by Charles Ball (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (Pittsburgh: J. T. Shryock, 1853), by Charles Ball
- The Life and Sufferings of John Joseph, a Native of Ashantee, in Western Africa, Who Was Stolen from His Parents at the Age of 3 Years, and Sold to Mr. Johnstone, a Cotton Planter, in New Orleans, South America (Wellington: Printed for J. Joseph by J. Greedy, 1848), by John Joseph (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Old Plantation Days (1902), by William Mallory (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
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Filed under: Enslaved persons -- Southern States- The Old Plantation: How We Lived in Great House and Cabin Before the War, by James B. Avirett (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Plantation Life Before Emancipation, by R. Q. Mallard (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Memorials of a Southern Planter, by Susan Dabney Smedes
- Fifty Years in Chains: or, The Life of an American Slave (New York: H. Dayton, 1859), by Charles Ball (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Old Plantation Days (1902), by William Mallory (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (New York: John S. Taylor, 1837), by Charles Ball (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (Pittsburgh: J. T. Shryock, 1853), by Charles Ball
- Life in the Confederate Army... and Some Experiences and Sketches of Southern Life, by Arthur Peronneau Ford and Marion Johnstone Ford (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slave Songs of the United States (reprint; New York: P. Smith, 1951), ed. by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison (page images at HathiTrust)
- Slave Songs of the United States (New York: A. Simpson and Co., 1867), ed. by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison
- Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon: or, Inside Views of Southern Domestic Life (New York: The author, 1861), by Louisa Picquet and Hiram Mattison (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (New York: John S. Taylor, 1837), by Charles Ball (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, a Black Man (Pittsburgh: J. T. Shryock, 1853), by Charles Ball
- Fifty Years in Chains: or, The Life of an American Slave (New York: H. Dayton, 1859), by Charles Ball (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Life and Sufferings of John Joseph, a Native of Ashantee, in Western Africa, Who Was Stolen from His Parents at the Age of 3 Years, and Sold to Mr. Johnstone, a Cotton Planter, in New Orleans, South America (Wellington: Printed for J. Joseph by J. Greedy, 1848), by John Joseph (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Old Plantation Days (1902), by William Mallory (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Effects of Emancipation upon the Mental and Physical Health of the Negro of the South (reprinted from the North Carolina Medical Journal, 1896), by J. F. Miller (HTML with commentary at UNC)
- A Catechism, To Be Taught Orally To Those Who Cannot Read: Designed Especially for the Instruction of the Slaves in the Prot. Episcopal Church (Raleigh: Office of "The Church Intelligencer", 1862), by Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America
- From Slavery to Wealth: The Life of Scott Bond; The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance (Madison, AR: Journal Printing Co., 1917), by Dan. A. Rudd and Theo. Bond, contrib. by James Carroll Napier
- An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work (Toronto et al.: J. Nichols and Co., c. 1901), by Booker T. Washington, contrib. by J. L. M. Curry, illust. by Frank Beard
- Working with the Hands: Being a Sequel to "Up From Slavery", Covering the Author's Experiences in Industrial Training at Tuskegee (New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1904), by Booker T. Washington
- Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1916), by Emmett J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe, contrib. by Theodore Roosevelt
- Booker T. Washington: Builder of a Civilization (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1918), by Emmett J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe, contrib. by Theodore Roosevelt
- My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience, by Booker T. Washington (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Up From Slavery: An Autobiography (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Co., c1901), by Booker T. Washington
- Finding a Way Out: An Autobiography, by Robert Russa Moton (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers, by Elbert Hubbard (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Up From Slavery: An Autobiography, by Booker T. Washington (Gutenberg text and Librivox audio)
- 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)
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