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Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of thousands memoirs & life stories of former slaves. "The Faces Behind the Chains" strongly conveys the circumstances and brutal reality of a slave's life to a reader. This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves, including many recorded testimonies and original photos of former slaves long after Civil War. It is designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content:
Recorded Life Stories of Former Slaves from 17 different US States
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
The Underground Railroad
Harriet Jacobs: The Moses of Her People
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave!
The History of Mary Prince
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (William & Ellen Craft)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Behind The Scenes: 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)
Father Henson's Story of His Own Life (Josiah Henson)
Fifty Years in Chains (Charles Ball)
Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman (Austin Steward)
The Story of Mattie J. Jackson (L. S. Thompson)
A Slave Girl's Story (Kate Drumgoold)
From the Darkness Cometh the Light (Lucy A. Delaney)
Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box
Buried Alive
Documents:
The History of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade
History of American Abolitionism from 1787-1861
Pictures of Slavery in Church and State
Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
XIII Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1866
XIV Amendment
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