Slavery and the road to freedom

7 books

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by HerselfHarriet A. Jacobs · 1861This 1861 autobiography recounts the life of a woman born into slavery who lived twenty-seven years in a slave state before reaching the North. Written under a pseudonym and edited by L. Maria Child, it aims to reveal slavery's true nature, especially for enslaved women, to Northern readers.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

My Bondage and My FreedomFrederick Douglass · 1855This 1855 book chronicles Frederick Douglass's journey from enslavement to freedom. He provides a detailed factual account of his life under the slave system and his experiences as a newly attained free man.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveFrederick Douglass · 1845This 1845 slave narrative, written by Frederick Douglass himself, recounts his life in bondage in Maryland and his escape from slavery. Published at the Anti-Slavery Office in Boston, it served the abolitionist cause.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian SlaveMary Prince · 1831An 1831 slave narrative, dictated by Mary Prince to her editor, recounting her life and sufferings in slavery in the West Indies, published to inform the British public. It also includes the narrative of Asa-Asa, a captured African.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Written By HimselfOlaudah Equiano · 1789An 1789 autobiography written by Olaudah Equiano, an African man who was kidnapped and enslaved, recounting his life, experiences of the slave trade, and appeal to the British Parliament for the abolition of slavery.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in LouisianaSolomon Northup · 1853A slave narrative published in 1853, this book recounts how Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York, was kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, sold into slavery, and held for twelve years on Louisiana plantations before being rescued in 1853.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Up from Slavery: An AutobiographyBooker T. Washington · 1901Autobiography published in 1901 in which Booker T. Washington recounts his life, from his birth into slavery and struggle for an education through his founding and leadership of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية