Enslaved persons' writings, American -- North Carolina
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The Experience of Rev. Thomas H. Jones, Who Was a Slave for Forty-Three Years: Written by a Friend, As Related to Him by Brother Jones (New Bedford, MA: E. Anthony and Sons, 1885), by Thomas H. Jones (HTML and TEI at UNC)- Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery; With an Appendix, Containing a List of Places Visited by the Author in Great Britain and Ireland and the British Isles; and Other Matter (Berwick-upon-Tweed, England: Pub. for the author, 1848), by Moses Roper (illustrated HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- A Brief History of the Slave Life of Rev. L. R. Ferebee, and the Battles of Life, and Four Years of His Ministerial Life, by L. R. Ferebee (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Days of Bondage: Autobiography of Friday Jones, Being a Brief Narrative of His Trials and Tribulations in Slavery (Washington, D. C.: Commercial Pub. Co., 1883), by Friday Jones (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Experience and Personal Narrative of Uncle Tom Jones; Who Was for Forty Years a Slave; Also the Surprising Adventures of Wild Tom, of the Island Retreat, a Fugitive Negro from South Carolina (Boston: H. B. Skinner, 1850s), by Thomas H. Jones (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Experience of Thomas H. Jones, Who Was a Slave for Forty-Three Years (Boston: Bazin and Chandler, 1862), by Thomas H. Jones (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Experience of Thomas Jones, Who Was a Slave for Forty-Three Years (Boston: Printed by D. Laing, Jr., 1850), by Thomas H. Jones
- From Log Cabin to the Pulpit: or Fifteen Years in Slavery (third edition; Eau Claire, WI: J. H. Tifft, 1913), by William H. Robinson (illustrated HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. (second edition; Boston: J. G. Torrey, printer, 1842), by Lunsford Lane
- The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C.: Embracing an Account of His Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and His Banishment From the Place of His Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin (third edition; Boston: Printed for the author by Hewes and Watson's Print., 1845), by Lunsford Lane
- The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C.: Embracing an Account of His Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and His Banishment From the Place of His Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin (fourth edition; Boston: Printed for the author by Hewes and Watson's print., 1848), by Lunsford Lane
- A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery (Philadelphia: Merrihew and Gunn, 1838), by Moses Roper (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America (London: C. Gilpin, 1843), by Moses Grandy (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Recollections of Slavery Times (Worcester, MA: Chas. W. Burbank & Co., 1895), by Allen Parker (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 (Milwaukee: South Side Printing Co., 1897), by Louis Hughes
- Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom (Milwaukee: South Side Printing Co., 1897), by Louis Hughes (Gutenberg text and Librivox Audio)
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