I Was Born a Slave
Subtitle: An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives (Library of Black America series, The)
Contributors: Charles Johnson (Foreword); Yuval Taylor (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: March 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 832
ISBN-13: 9781556523311
Subjects: Biography: general; Slavery & emancipation; United States - General; History - General History; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; History; United States; History: American; USA; General; Social Science / African-American Studies; Biography; African Americans; Slaves; Slaves' writings, American
First sentence: JAMES ALBERT UKAWSAW GRONNIOSAW (c.1712-?), an "African Prince," as the title page of his narrative informs us, dictated his life story to an anonymous "young LADY of the town of LEOMINSTER."