UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume

Thomas Clarkson · Daniel Drayton · Louis Hughes · Lydia Maria Child · Austin Steward · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Moses Grandy · William Wells Brown · William Still · Nat Turner · Henry Bibb · Olaudah Equiano · Sojourner Truth · Mary Prince · Kate Drumgoold · Frederick Douglass · Brantz Mayer · Theodore Canot · Booker T. Washington · Elizabeth Keckley · Charles Ball · Solomon Northup · Josiah Henson · Stephen Smith · Ellen Craft · William Craft · John Gabriel Stedman · Sarah H. Bradford · Lucy A. Delaney · L. S. Thompson · F. G. De Fontaine · Henry Box Brown · John Dixon Long · Harriet Jacobs · Jacob D. Green · Thomas S. Gaines · Willie Lynch · Margaretta Matilda Odell · Joseph Mountain

dec. 2023 · DigiCat

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This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves and the stories of people who have helped them. With their powerful & unflinching stories, they changed people's convictions and shook the very foundation of slavery: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup The Underground Railroad The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave! Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs Harriet: The Moses of Her People History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by William and Ellen Craft Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom, by Louis Hughes Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green, a Runaway Slave Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Narrative of Olaudah Equiano Behind The Scenes - 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House, by Elizabeth Keckley Father Henson's Story of His Own Life Fifty Years in Chains, by Charles Ball Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman, by Austin Steward Narrative of the Life of Henry Bibb Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Story of Mattie J. Jackson A Slave Girl's Story, by Kate Drumgoold From the Darkness Cometh the Light, by Lucy A. Delaney Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy Narrative of Joanna; An Emancipated Slave, of Surinam Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley Buried Alive For a Quarter of a Century - Life of William Walker Pictures of Slavery in Church and State Dying Speech of Stephen Smith Who Was Executed for Burglary Life of Joseph Mountain Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Lynch Law in All Its Phases Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Captain Canot Pearl Incident: Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton History of Abolition of African Slave-Trade History of American Abolitionism

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Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760 – 26 September 1846) was a renowned English abolitionist and a leading campaigner against the transatlantic slave trade. His seminal role in the abolitionist movement is well-documented, and his tireless efforts contributed significantly to the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which made the trade illegal in the British Empire. Clarkson is most famous for his pioneering work 'The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade' published in 1808, which provides a detailed account of the abolition campaign. While 'UNCHAINED - Powerful & Unflinching Narratives Of Former Slaves: 28 True Life Stories in One Volume' has been attributed to him in some literary references, it is important to note that this particular work may not have been penned by Clarkson himself, but could instead be a modern compilation of slave narratives that reflects his influence and legacy. Clarkson's intellectual rigor and humanitarian spirit were hallmarks of his writing style. He contributed to the genre of abolitionist literature, employing both empirical evidence and moral arguments to persuade his readers of the inhumanity inherent in the practice of slavery. His literary efforts, along with his activism, were instrumental in shifting public opinion and achieving legislative progress towards ending the institution of slavery in the British territories.