I Was Born a Slave

"I was born a slave. Volume 2, 1849-1866: an anthology of classic slave narratives" by Yuval Taylor, published by Chicago Review Press. Over 120 autobiographies of ex-slaves were published as books or pamphlets between the mid-eighteenth and early twentieth centuries; all subsequent African American literature is descended from these seminal works. [This book] collects ... significant slave narratives and arranges them chronologically ... This ... anthology presents the narratives unabridged, providing each one with ... introductions and annotations ... The narratives in this volume include ... tales of heroic slaves. One, born free, was kidnapped and enslaved for twelve years; one was experimented upon by a doctor to see how deep his black skin went; one disguised herself as a male slaveowner; one hid herself from a lustful master in a crawlspace for seven years; one delighted in playing cruel practical jokes; one went whaling to avoid being recaptured; and one led an armed posse to battle would-be kidnappers Book details: 816 pages, published 1999. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.