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- Albert, Octavia V. Rogers (Octavia Victoria Rogers), 1853-approximately 1889
- Aleckson, Sam, 1852-1946?
- Allen, Richard, 1760-1831
- Allensworth, Allen, 1842-1914
- Anderson, Thomas, 1785?-
- Banks, J. H., 1833-
- Bayley, Solomon
- Bibb, Henry, 1815-1854
- Black, Leonard
- Blair, Norvel, 1825-1916
- Blake, Margaret Jane, 1811-1880
- Blind Tom, 1849-1908
- Boen, William, 1735-1824
- Branch, Cyrus, 1793 or 1794-
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-
- Brown, John, active 1854
- Brown, Sterling N. (Sterling Nelson), 1858-1929
- Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
- Bruce, Henry Clay, 1836-1902
- Bruner, Peter, 1845-1938
- Buccau, Quamino, 1762-1850?
- Burton, Annie L., 1858?-
- Campbell, Israel, 1815?-1898
- Carey, Lott, 1780-1828
- Charlton, Dimmock, approximately 1801-
- Charlton, Lewis
- Chesney, Pharaoh Jackson, 1781?-
- Clarke, Lewis Garrard, 1812-1897
- Cooper, Thomas, -approximately 1821
- Davis, Noah, 1803 or 1804-
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- Elizabeth, 1766-
- Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797
- Fedric, Francis
- Ferebee, L. R. (London R.), 1849-
- Ferrill, London
- Franklin, Henry, 1803-
- Garlick, Charles A., 1827-
- Grandy, Moses, 1786-1843
- Green, Elisha Winfield
- Green, J. D. (Jacob D.), 1813-
- Green, William, former slave
- Grimes, William, 1784-1865
- Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw
- Hall, Samuel, 1818-
- Heard, William H. (William Henry), 1850-1937
- Henry, George, 1819-
- Henry, Thomas W., 1794-1877
- Henson, Josiah, 1789-1883
- Holley, J. W. (James W.), 1848-
- Holsey, Lucius Henry, Bishop, 1842-1920
- Hughes, Louis, 1832-
- Jackson, John Andrew
- Jackson, Mattie J.
- Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897
- Jacobs, Phebe Ann, 1785-1850
- Jamison, M. F. (Monroe Franklin), 1848-1918
- Jasper, John, 1812-1901
- Jea, John, 1773-
- Johnson, Isaac, 1844-1905
- Johnson, Thomas L. (Thomas Lewis), 1836-1921
- Johnstone, Abraham, -1797
- Jones, Friday, 1810-1887
- Jones, Thomas H.
- Lane, Lunsford, 1803-approximately 1863
- Latta, M. L. (Morgan London), 1853-
- Lewis, J. Vance
- Loguen, Jermain Wesley
- Lowery, I. E. (Irving E.), 1850-1929
- Maddison, Reuben
- Marrs, Elijah P., 1840-
- Mars, James, 1790-
- Mason, Isaac, 1822-
- McCray, Mary F. (Mary Francis), 1838-1894
- McPherson, Christopher, 1763?-
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
- O'Neal, William, 1827-1907
- Offley, G. W. (Greensbury Washington), 1808-1896
- Parker, Allen, approximately 1835-
- Parker, Henry, 1835-
- Pennington, James W. C.
- Randolph, Peter, 1825?-1897
- Robinson, William H., 1848-
- Roper, Moses
- Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863
- Singleton, William Henry, 1835-1938
- Smith, Amanda, 1837-1915
- Smith, David, 1784-
- Smith, Harry, 1815?-
- Smith, James L. (James Lindsay)
- Smith, Stephen, 1769 or 1770-1797
- Spear, Chloe, 1750?-1815
- Steward, Austin, 1794-1860
- Stroyer, Jacob, 1849-1908
- Thompson, John, 1812-1860
- Tilmon, Levin, 1807-1863
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
- Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831
- Veney, Bethany
- Voorhis, Robert, 1769 or 1770-
- Walker, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1858-1921
- Walker, William, 1819?-
- Walters, Alexander, 1858-
- Ward, Samuel Ringgold, 1817-1866
- Watkins, James, 1821?-
- Watson, Henry, 1813?-
- Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784
- White, George, 1764-
- Williams, Isaac D., 1821?-
- Williams, James, 1805-
- Williams, James, 1825-
- African American slaves
- Afro-American slaves
- Slaves, African American
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The Negro Christianized: An Essay to Excite and Assist that Good Work, the Instruction of Negro-Servants in Christianity (1706), by Cotton Mather, ed. by Paul Royster (PDF at unl.edu)- Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together With a Preamble to the Colored Citizens of the World, but in Particular and Very Expressly to Those of the United States of America (first edition; Boston: Printed for the author, 1829), by David Walker (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together With a Preamble to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly to Those of the United States of America (third edition; Boston: Revised and published by D. Walker, 1830), by David Walker
- Hair-Breadth Escapes from Slavery to Freedom (Manchester: W. Bremner, 1861), by William Troy (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Uncle Tom's Companions, or, Facts Stranger Than Fiction: A Supplement to Uncle Tom's Cabin, Being Startling Incidents in the Lives of Celebrated Fugitive Slaves (London: Edwards and Co., 1852), by John Passmore Edwards, contrib. by Frederick Douglass (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- Behind the Scenes: or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House (New York: G. W. Carleton and Co., 1868), by Elizabeth Keckley
- Harriet, The Moses of Her People (second edition, 1886), by Sarah H. Bradford (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Letters from the Slave States, by James Stirling (page images at MOA)
- Life and Labors of Rev. Jordan W. Early, One of the Pioneers of African Methodism in the West and South (Nashville: Publishing House A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, 1894), by Sarah J. W. Early (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
- Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written By Himself (New York: The author, 1849), by Henry Bibb, contrib. by Lucius C. Matlack
- Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written By Himself (third stereotype edition; New York: The author, 1850), by Henry Bibb, contrib. by Lucius C. Matlack
- 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)
- 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)
- Interesting Account of Thomas Anderson, a Slave, Taken from His Own Lips (Virginia: 1854?), by Thomas Anderson, ed. by J. P. Clark (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life of Isaac Mason As a Slave, by Isaac Mason (illustrated 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)
- 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)
- Autobiography, Sermons, Addresses, and Essays of Bishop L. H. Holsey, D. D. (Atlanta: Franklin Print. and Pub. Co., 1898), by Lucius Henry Holsey (illustrated 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
- Battles and Victories of Allen Allensworth, A. M., Ph. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Retired, U. S. Army (Boston: Sherman, French and Co., c1914), by Charles Alexander (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution, With Sketches of Several Distinguished Colored Persons; To Which Is Added a Brief Survey of the Condition And Prospects of Colored Americans (Boston: Robert F. Wallcut, 1855), by William C. Nell (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- The Deeper Wrong: or, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (London: W. Tweedie, 1862), by Harriet A. Jacobs, ed. by Lydia Maria Child (page images at HathiTrust)
- Frederick Douglass (Boston: Small, Maynard and Co., 1899), by Charles W. Chesnutt
- Frederick Douglass (based on an 1899 edition, with some 21st-century annotations), by Charles W. Chesnutt (Gutenberg text)
- 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
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself (Boston: Published for the author, 1861), by Harriet A. Jacobs, ed. by Lydia Maria Child
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (London: The author, 1789), by Olaudah Equiano
- The Kidnapped and the Ransomed: Being the Personal Recollections of Peter Still and his Wife "Vina," after Forty Years of Slavery (Syracuse: William T. Hamilton, 1856), by Kate E. R. Pickard, contrib. by Samuel J. May and William Henry Furness (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Life and Adventures of Robert, the Hermit of Massachusetts (Providence: Printed for H. Trumbull, 1829), by Henry Trumbull and Robert Voorhis (illustrated HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- 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 Light and Truth of Slavery: Aaron's History (Worcester, MA: The author, ca. 1843), by Aaron
- A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents in the Life of Solomon Bayley, Formerly a Slave in the State of Delaware, North America (London: Printed for Harvey and Darton, et al., 1825), by Solomon Bayley, ed. by Robert Hurnard
- A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents in the Life of Solomon Bayley, Formerly a Slave in the State of Delaware, North America (second edition; London: Harvey and Darton, 1825), by Solomon Bayley, ed. by Robert Hurnard (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Reuben Maddison: A True Story (Birmingham, England: B. Hudson, 1835) (HTML and TEI 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)
- Hatchie, the Guardian Slave: or, The Heiress of Bellevue (1853), by Warren T. Ashton (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- Sunnybank (New York: Sheldon and Co., 1866), by Marion Harland (page images and uncorrected OCR text at Indiana)
- Sunnybank (New York: Sheldon and Co., 1867), by Marion Harland
- English Serfdom and American Slavery (New York: H. Long and Brother, 1854), by Lucien Bonaparte Chase (page images and uncorrected OCR text at Indiana)
- Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 (all 17 volumes of Slave Narratives (pub. 1941), with additional material and commentary), by Federal Writers' Project (page images at LOC)
- Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 (all 17 volumes of Slave Narratives (pub. 1941), with additional material and commentary), by Federal Writers' Project (page images at LOC)
- Slavery Era Insurance Registry, by California Department of Insurance (HTML and PDF at insurance.ca.gov)
- American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses (New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1839), ed. by Theodore Dwight Weld, Angelina Emily Grimké, and Sarah Moore Grimké (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The Child's Anti-Slavery Book: Containing a Few Words about American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life
- Considerations on Keeping Negroes, Recommended to the Professors of Christianity of Every Denomination, Part Second (Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1762), by John Woolman (HTML at Evans TCP)
- Duties of Masters to Servants: Three Premium Essays (Charleston, SC: Southern Baptist Publication Society, 1851), ed. by Alabama Baptist State Convention, contrib. by Holland Nimmons McTyeire, C. F. Sturgis, and A. T. Holmes
- Slavery and the Domestic Slave-Trade in the United States, in a Series of Letters Addressed to the Executive Committee of the American Union for the Relief and Improvement of the Colored Race (Boston: Light and Stearns, 1836), by E. A. Andrews, contrib. by American Union for the Relief and Improvement of the Colored Race (page images at HathiTrust)
- Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, Recommended to the Professors of Christianity of Every Denomination (Philadelphia: J. Chattin, 1754), by John Woolman (HTML at Evans TCP)
- The Views of Judge Woodward and Bishop Hopkins on Negro Slavery at the South: Illustrated From the Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation, by Fanny Kemble, contrib. by John Henry Hopkins and George W. Woodward (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The American Slave Code in Theory and Practice (New York: American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, 1853), by William Goodell (page images at MOA)
- The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Boston: J. P. Jewett and Co., 1854), by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents upon Which the Story Is Founded Together with Corroborative Statements Verifying the Truth of the Work (Boston, MA: J.P. Jewett and Co.; et al., 1853), by Harriet Beecher Stowe (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Letters on the Condition of the African Race in the United States, by a Southern Lady (Philadelphia: T. K. and P.G. Collins, printers, 1852), by Mrs. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
- The Planter: or, Thirteen Years in the South (Philadelphia: H. Hooker, 1853), by David Brown
- Uncle Tom's Companions, or, Facts Stranger Than Fiction: A Supplement to Uncle Tom's Cabin, Being Startling Incidents in the Lives of Celebrated Fugitive Slaves (London: Edwards and Co., 1852), by John Passmore Edwards, contrib. by Frederick Douglass (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)
- The House of Bondage, or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves (New York: Hunt and Eaton, 1890), by Octavia V. Rogers Albert (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- 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)
- The Light and Truth of Slavery: Aaron's History (Worcester, MA: The author, ca. 1843), by Aaron
- 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)
- 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 (HTML and TEI at UNC)
- Tupelo, by John H. Aughey (illustrated HTML and TEI at UNC)
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