All posts tagged "slave narrative"
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6.2KbostonLeonard Black, A Suffering Slave Who Overcame Many Trials
Leonard Black couldn’t read or write when he escaped slavery in Maryland, but he found a way to pay for his education....
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11.2K1Politics and MilitaryFormer Slave Venture Smith Tells the Story of His Capture in Africa at Age 6
Venture Smith, a six-year-old African prince, was captured by an invading tribe around 1735 and sold as a slave to a Rhode...
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