Slavery -- West Indies -- History
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An Historical Survey of the French Colony in the Island of St. Domingo (London: Printed for J. Stockdale, 1797), by Bryan Edwards
- The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (London: F. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1831), by Mary Prince, ed. by Thomas Pringle (Gutenberg text)
- The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (third edition; London: F. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1831), by Mary Prince (HTML and TEI at UNC)
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Filed under: Slavery -- West Indies- Emancipation of the West Indies: A Six Months' Tour in Antigua, Barbadoes, and Jamaica, in the Year 1837 (Anti-Slavery Examiner #7; New York: American Anti-slavery Society, 1838), by James A. Thome and J. Horace Kimball
- The Right Way the Safe Way, Proved by Emancipation in the British West Indies, and Elsewhere (1860), by Lydia Maria Child
- The Right Way the Safe Way, Proved by Emancipation in the British West Indies, and Elsewhere (1862), by Lydia Maria Child
- A Book for the "Impending Crisis!" Appeal to the Common Sense and Patriotism of the People of the United States; "Helperism" Annihilated! The "Irrepressible Conflict" and its Consequences! (Washington: Little, Morris, and Co., 1860), by Louis Schade
- Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's; With an Appendix Containing the Testimony of Four Christian Ministers, Recently Returned from the Colonies, on the System of Slavery as It Now Exists (London: Samuel Maunder, 1831), by Ashton Warner and Susanna Moodie (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Caution and Warning to Great-Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (Philadelphia: Printed by H. Miller, 1766), by Anthony Benezet
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (London reprint of 1767), by Anthony Benezet (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1784), by Anthony Benezet
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1785), by Anthony Benezet
- Voices From Slavery: Written on Hearing a Paper by Joseph Sturge on the Aggravated Horrors of the Slave-Trade, Oct. 1848, by Leeds Anti-Slavery Association (multiple formats with commentary at Wayback Machine)
- Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's; With an Appendix Containing the Testimony of Four Christian Ministers, Recently Returned from the Colonies, on the System of Slavery as It Now Exists (London: Samuel Maunder, 1831), by Ashton Warner and Susanna Moodie (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (London: F. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1831), by Mary Prince, ed. by Thomas Pringle (Gutenberg text)
- The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (third edition; London: F. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1831), by Mary Prince (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Rights of Man (Not Paines), but the Rights of Man in the West Indies (published as by "Anthropos", attributed to Matthews; London: Knight and Lacey, 1824), by Richard Matthews (page images at HathiTrust)
- Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies, With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicality, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure (1823), by Thomas Clarkson (Gutenberg text)
- The Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (2 volumes in 1; Boston: I. Knapp, 1837), by Olaudah Equiano
- A Guide for the Study of British Caribbean History, 1763-1834, Including the Abolition and Emancipation Movements (Washington: GPO, 1932), by Lowell J. Ragatz, contrib. by Mary Parker Ragatz (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- A Check-List of House of Commons Sessional Papers Relating to the British West Indies and to the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery, 1763-1834 (London: Bryan Edwards Press, ca. 1923), by Lowell J. Ragatz (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Memoirs of a West-India Planter: Published From an Original Ms. with a Preface and Additional Details (a novel with extensive commentary; London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1827), by John Riland
- An Historical Sketch of Slavery, From the Earliest Periods (Philadelphia: T. and J. W. Johnson and Co.; Savannah: W. T. Williams, 1858), by Thomas R. R. Cobb
- Cause and Contrast: An Essay on the American Crisis (Richmond, Va.: West & Johnston, 1862), by T. W. MacMahon (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- A Tribute for the Negro (Manchester and London: W. Irwin, 1848), by Wilson Armistead
- 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)
- Men of Maryland (Baltimore: Church Advocate Press, 1914), by George F. Bragg
- A Narrative of the Negro (Washington: Press of R.L. Pendleton, 1912), by Leila Amos Pendleton
- 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 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
- Narratives of Colored Americans (New York: W. W. Wood and Co., 1875), by Abigail Mott and M. S. Wood (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)
- Narratives of Colored Americans (New York: W. W. Wood and Co., 1875), by Abigail Mott and M. S. Wood (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Social Relations in Our Southern States (New York: Henry B. Price, 1860), by Daniel R. Hundley (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African (with additions; 1786 edition), by Thomas Clarkson (Gutenberg text)
- Poems by a Slave in the Island of Cuba, Recently Liberated (London: Thomas Ward and Co., 1840), by Juan Francisco Manzano, trans. by Richard Robert Madden (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1854), by Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, The Negro Patriot of Hayti (London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co, 1853), by J. R. Beard (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Reflections on the Life and Times of Toussaint L'Overture, the Negro Haytien, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Ruler under the Dominion of France, and Author of The Independence of Hayti (Columbia, SC: Charles A. Calvo, Jr., 1886), by D. Augustus Straker (illustrated HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography (Boston: J. Redpath, 1863), by J. R. Beard
- The Life of Joice Heth, the Nurse of Gen. George Washington (the Father of Our Country), Now Living at the Astonishing Age of 161 Years, and Weighs Only 46 Pounds (prepared for a P. T. Barnum exhibition; 1835) (HTML and TEI with commentary 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)
- 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)
- Memoir of Mrs. Chloe Spear, a Native of Africa, Who was Enslaved in Childhood, and Died in Boston, January 3, 1815 (Boston: James Loring, 1832), by Rebecca Warren Brown (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Biography of a Slave: Being The Experiences Of Rev. Charles Thompson, A Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South, Together With Startling Occurrences Incidental To Slave Life (1875), by Charles Thompson
- Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1854), by Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1937), by Guion Griffis Johnson (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)
- 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)
- 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)
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