Negro slavery described by a Negro
Subtitle: being the narrative of Ashton Warner, a native of St. Vincent's : with an appendix containing the testimony of four Christian ministers, recently returned from the colonies, on the system of slavery as it now exists
By: by S. Strickland
Contributors: Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Black people; Biography; Slaves; Fugitive slaves; Slavery; Social conditions; Plantation life; Emancipation; Antislavery movements
Other titles: North American slave narratives.
Description: Ashton Warner was born a slave in St. Vincent, West Indies but was purchased and freed by his aunt, Daphne Crosbie, a former slave, along with his mother, and other relatives. When he was ten years old, Mr. Wilson, a plantation owner, questioned Warner's claim to freedom, despite the legal papers his mother and aunt held, and Warner was forced to remain a slave. Although he was not subjected to the same degree of brutality as other slaves, Warner became indignant and defiant, because he believed in the legitimacy of his status as a free man. He eventually escaped and arrived in England in 1830, where he tried to contact Mr. Wilson in the hope of securing his freedom. Although Mr. Wilson had died, his executors agreed to investigate the matter. However, Warner died before a decision was reached and his narrative was published.
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Table of contents: title: Appendix: Deed of Manumission; title: Testimony of the Rev. Joseph Orton on colonial slavery; title: Testimony of the Rev. John Thorpe on colonial slavery; title: Testimony of the Rev. J.M. Trew on colonial slavery; title: Administration of justice; title: Negro evidence; title: Compulsory manumission; title: Punishments; title: Marriage; title: Protection of the Sabbath; title: Religious instruction; title: Testimony of the Rev. W. Wright on colonial slavery.