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Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential
autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to
greatness. Essential reading for anyone interested in African
American Heritage. Included are Incidents in the Life of a Slave
Girl by Harriet Jacobs, Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner
Truth, and The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary
Prince. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more terrible
and harrowing for women than for men. Harriet Jacobs was owned by a
brutal master who beat his slaves regularly and subjected them to
indignations that were far worse. Jacobs eventually escaped her
master and moved to a northern state. Though she was unable to take
her children with her at the time they were later reunited. Read
her powerful and compelling story. Sojourner Truth transformed
herself from a runaway slave into a well-known campaigner for
abolition and women's rights. Her dedication to her principles and
her fiery speaking style electrified the abolition movement and
brought her fame. This is an extraordinary story about the triumph
of an extraordinary women Mary Prince was the first woman slave to
write of her experience. Her recollections are vivid, powerful, and
lyrical. Upon its publication the book had a galvanizing effect on
the abolitionist movement in England.
Mary Prince was the first woman slave to write of her experience.
Her recollections are vivid, powerful, and lyrical. Upon its
publication the book had a galvanizing effect on the abolitionist
movement in England.
One of the most significant developments in current literary
studies is the rediscovery and reevaluation of texts by British
writers of African descent. This volume combines popular texts with
hard-to-find selections in a format that enables students to place
them in their historical and cultural contexts. For instructors,
the collection offers reliable texts, stimulating context pieces,
and the most useful modern critical essays. The book is divided
into four sections: Narratives, Poetry, Voices (letters), and
Criticism. Native African and African-heritage authors living in
Great Britain and British colonies include Ukawasaw Gronniosaw, an
African prince; John Jea, a preacher; Mary Prince, a slave living
in the West Indies; and Juan Francisco Manzano, a slave living in
Cuba.
Three accounts of the lives of famous slaves
This unique Leonaur book brings together three remarkable accounts
of slavery and escapes to freedom by African women and men in the
United States and West Indies during the 19th century. The first
account, written by William and Ellen Craft, recounts the
incredible and epic escape by a husband and wife who, recognising
that Mrs. Craft was so pale skinned that she could pass for a
person of European origin, devised the innovative plan of posing as
a young male planter master and his slave. The second story, that
of Bermudan born Mary Prince, is notable because hers was the first
personal account written by a female negro slave ever to be
published in Britain. The third and final account by Solomon
Northup, has now become famous again because his experiences have
been turned into a highly regarded motion picture. Northup was born
a free man, happily married with children and working and owning
property in Saratoga Springs, New York. During a visit to
Washington he was drugged, kidnapped and sold into slavery on a
Southern plantation which he endured, despite repeated escape
attempts, for twelve years before regaining the liberty that had
been taken from him.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The first black woman to escape from slavery in the British
colonies and publish a record of her experiences, Prince vividly
recalls her life in the West Indies, her rebellion against physical
and psychological degradation, and her 1828 escape in England. A
straightforward, often poetic account of a struggle for
freedom.
'I have been a slave - I have felt what a slave feels, and I know what a slave knows ...' Mary Prince recalls that in the slave market in Bermuda, where she was put up for sale, the buyers' talk 'fell like cayenne pepper into the fresh wounds of our hearts'. During her life as a slave she was taken from Bermuda to Turks Island and Antigua, eventually arriving in London where, in 1828, she reported the cruelty of her master and mistress to the Anti-Slavery Society. The History of Mary Prince (1831) was the first life of a black woman to be published in Britain. This extraordinary testament of ill-treatment and survival was a protest and a rallying-cry for emancipation that provoked two libel actions and ran into three editions in the year of its publication. This edition includes an introduction which discusses The History within the context of black writing, explanatory notes, a chronology, and supplementary material on enslavement and the case of Mary Prince.
Marie Prince possesses Bachelor and Masters of Arts Degrees from
the S.U.N.Y., College at Buffalo, majoring in English Secondary
Education and minoring in Art. She worked for many years in social
services, helping individuals in Western New York to prepare for,
and obtain, gainful employment. Since 2005 she has devoted her
energy fulltime to artistic endeavours. She enjoys painting with
acrylics and adding "found objects" to create the final work. Her
objective is to tell a story that stimulates the viewer's
imagination. Her latest project is a series of 43 collages, created
to commemorate the achievements of each of the 43 men who have
attained our nation's highest office. The effort took over a year
to complete, with the artist approaching each piece with the
reverence and integrity befitting our illustrious line of
presidents.
Born in Bermuda in the late 18th century, Mary Prince was a Black
woman who survived enslavement in the colonial world of the
Caribbean. She orally told her story to a third party, who
transcribed it. First published in England in 1831, "The History of
Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave" is one of the most important
narratives of the slave experience in the Americas. This book
describes in detail the reality of the slave experience: the
dehumanization of Black people, the moral degradation of their
masters, and the ever-present violence. Prince's story is also an
important early defense of the humanity of people of African
descent. She notes that slave masters "think that black people are
like cattle, without natural affection. But my heart tells me it is
far otherwise." Prince tells of her labor in the salt ponds of
Turk's Island, her conflict with a hired mulatto woman, her
spiritual life in the Moravian Church, and many other topics.
Ultimately, she celebrates the desire and hope for freedom: "All
slaves want to be free." While "The History of Mary Prince" does
not quite attain the level of literary craftsmanship and
psychological complexity as slave narratives by Frederick Douglass
and Harriet Jacobs, it is still a powerful, authoritative, and
important human testament. Mary Prince declares, "I have been a
slave--I have felt what a slave feels, and I know what a slave
knows." We of later centuries need to hear her words.
Three accounts of the lives of famous slaves
This unique Leonaur book brings together three remarkable accounts
of slavery and escapes to freedom by African women and men in the
United States and West Indies during the 19th century. The first
account, written by William and Ellen Craft, recounts the
incredible and epic escape by a husband and wife who, recognising
that Mrs. Craft was so pale skinned that she could pass for a
person of European origin, devised the innovative plan of posing as
a young male planter master and his slave. The second story, that
of Bermudan born Mary Prince, is notable because hers was the first
personal account written by a female negro slave ever to be
published in Britain. The third and final account by Solomon
Northup, has now become famous again because his experiences have
been turned into a highly regarded motion picture. Northup was born
a free man, happily married with children and working and owning
property in Saratoga Springs, New York. During a visit to
Washington he was drugged, kidnapped and sold into slavery on a
Southern plantation which he endured, despite repeated escape
attempts, for twelve years before regaining the liberty that had
been taken from him.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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