Enslaved persons' writings, American -- Massachusetts
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Life, Last Words and Dying Speech of Stephen Smith, a Black Man, Who Was Executed at Boston This Day Being Thursday, October 12, 1797 for Burglary (1797), by Stephen Smith (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)- The Life, and Dying Speech of Arthur, a Negro Man, Who Was Executed at Worcester, October 10, 1768, For a Rape Committed on the Body of One Deborah Metcalfe (1768), by Arthur (HTML and TEI at UNC)
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Filed under: Enslaved persons' writings, American- 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)
- Trials and Confessions of Madison Henderson, Alias Blanchard, Alfred Amos Warrick, James W. Seward, and Charles Brown, Murderers of Jesse Baker and Jacob Weaver, as Given by Themselves; and A Likeness of Each, Taken in Jail Shortly after Their Arrest (St. Louis: Chambers and Knapp, 1841), ed. by A. B. Chambers, contrib. by Madison Henderson, James W. Seward, Alfred Amos Warrick, and Charles Brown (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Address of Abraham Johnstone, a Black Man, Who Was Hanged at Woodbury, in the County of Glocester, and State of New Jersey, on Saturday the 8th Day of July Last, To the People of Colour; To Which Is Added His Dying Confession or Declaration; Also, a Copy of a Letter to His Wife, Written the Day Previous to His Execution (Philadelphia: The Purchasers, 1797), by Abraham Johnstone (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Autobiography of Henry Parker (published sometime in the 1860s), by Henry Parker (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Autobiography of James L. Smith, Including, Also, Reminiscences of Slave Life, Recollections of the War, Education of Freedmen, Causes of the Exodus, etc. (Norwich, CT: The Bulletin, 1881), by James L. Smith (illustrated HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- A Family Redeemed from Bondage: Being Rev. Edmond Kelley (the Author), His Wife, and Four Children (New Bedford: The author, 1851), by Edmund Kelly (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- From Slave Cabin to the Pulpit: The Autobiography of Rev. Peter Randolph; The Southern Question Illustrated and Sketches of Slave Life (Boston: J. H. Earle, 1893), by Peter Randolph (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Fugitive Blacksmith: or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States (second edition; London: C. Gilpin, 1849), by James W. C. Pennington
- 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
- Life and History of the Rev. Elijah P. Marrs, First Pastor of Beargrass Baptist Church, and Author (Louisville, KY: Bradley and Gilbert Co., 1885), by Elijah P. Marrs (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)
- A Short History of the Life of Christopher McPherson, Alias Pherson, Son of Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords: Containing a Collection of Certificates, Letters, &c. Written by Himself (second edition; Lynchburg, VA: C. M. Smith, 1855), by Christopher McPherson (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Slave Girl's Story: Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold (Brooklyn: The Author, 1898), by Kate Drumgoold (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ray (Chicago: Free Methodist Publishing House, c1926), by Mrs. L. P. Ray and L. P. Ray (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- An Address to All the Colored Citizens of the United States (Philadelphia: Printed for the author by King and Baird, 1846), by John B. Meachum
- The American Fugitive in Europe: Sketches of Places and People Abroad (Boston: John P. Jewett, 1855), by William Wells Brown (illustrated HTML and TEI 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 the Carolina Twins: Told in "Their Own Peculiar Way" By "One of Them", by Christine McCoy and Millie McCoy (illustrated HTML and TEI 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- The Rev. J. W. Loguen, As a Slave and As a Freeman (Syracuse, NY: J. G. K. Truair and Co., 1859), by Jermain Wesley Loguen
- Samuel Hall, 47 Years a Slave: A Brief Story of His Life Before and After Freedom Came to Him (Washington, IA: Journal Print, 1912), by Samuel Hall, ed. by Orville Elder (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Autobiography of Rev. Francis Frederick, of Virginia (Baltimore: J. W. Woods, 1869), by Francis Frederick (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- An Autobiography: The Story of the Lord's Dealings With Mrs. Amanda Smith, the Colored Evangelist (Chicago: Meyer and Brother, 1893), by Amanda Smith, contrib. by J. M. Thoburn
- The Blind African Slave, Or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace, by Boyrereau Brinch and Benjamin F. Prentiss (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Bond and Free: or, Yearnings for Freedom, From My Green Brier House: Being the Story of My Life in Bondage, and My Life in Freedom (Philadelphia: The Author, 1861), by Israel Campbell (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Book for the People! To Be Read by All Voters, Black and White, with Thrilling Events of the Life of Norvel Blair, of Grundy County, State of Illinois (Joliet, IL: Joliet Daily Record, 1880), by Norvel Blair (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Brief Miscellaneous Narrative of the More Early Part of the Life of L. Tilmon, Pastor of a Colored Methodist Congregational Church in the City of New York (Jersey City: W. W. & L. A. Pratt, Printers, Sentinel Buildings, 1853), by Levin Tilmon (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or, Struggles for Freedom (St. Louis: J. T. Smith, ca. 1890), by Lucy A. Delaney
- The History of William Webb, Composed by Himself (Detroit: E. Hoekstra, 1873), by William Webb (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black, a Fugitive from Slavery, Written by Himself (New Bedford, MA: Press of B. Lindsey, 1847), by Leonard Black (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)
- Life of Isaac Mason As a Slave, by Isaac Mason (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, Brought Down to the Present Time (New Haven: The author, 1855), by William Grimes (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave: Written by Himself (New York: The author, 1825), by William Grimes
- 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
- Memoir of Old Elizabeth, A Coloured Woman (Philadelphia: Collins, 1863), by Elizabeth (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days (Boston: Ross Pub. Co., 1909), by Annie L. Burton (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- My Own Life Story (Washington, DC: Hamilton Printing, 1924), by Sterling N. Brown (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, a Colored Man, by Noah Davis (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom: or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery, by William Craft and Ellen Craft
- Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom (Milwaykee: South Side Printing Co., 1897), by Louis Hughes
- Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom (Milwaykee: South Side Printing Co., 1897), by Louis Hughes (Gutenberg text and Librivox Audio)
- Narrative of James Williams, an American Slave, by James Williams (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Refugee: or the Narratives of Fugitive Slaves in Canada, Related by Themselves; With an Account of the History and Condition of the Colored Population of Upper Canada (Boston: J. P. Jewett and Co.; et al.,, 1856), by Benjamin Drew
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