I Was Born a Slave Vol. 1
Subtitle: An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives (Library of Black America series, The)
Contributors: Charles Johnson (Foreword); Yuval Taylor (Editor)
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: March 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 832
ISBN-13: 9781556523342
Subjects: American history; Black studies; Population & demography; Slavery & emancipation; Social history; Slaves' writings, American; History; United States - General; Blacks In The U.S.; Slavery; History - General History; Slaves; History: American; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; General; Social Science / African-American Studies; Biography; United States; African Americans
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."