Understanding 19th-Century Slave Narratives

Sterling Lecater Bland Jr.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
22 February 2024

Autobiography: general; Slavery & abolition of slavery; Black & Asian studies

African American slave narratives of the 19th century recorded the grim realities of the antebellum South; they also provide the foundation for this compelling and revealing work on African American history and experiences.

Naturally, it is not possible to really know what being a slave during the antebellum period in America was like without living the experience. But students CAN get eye-opening insight into what it was like through the gripping stories of bravery, courage, persistence, and resiliency in this collection of annotated slave narratives from the period.

Each of the collected narratives includes an introduction that provides readers with key historical context on the particular life examined. Moreover, each narrative is accompanied by annotations that broaden the reader's comprehension of that primary document. The primary source documents in this volume tell enthralling stories, such as how slave woman Ellen Craft utilized her particularly pale complexion to pose as a free white man overseeing his slaves to free herself and her husband, and how Henry Brown successfully shipped himself to freedom in a box measuring scarcely 3 feet by 2 feet by 6 inches deep—despite being more than 6 feet tall.

Edited by: Sterling Lecater Bland Jr.
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: NIPPOD
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9798765120859
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Preface Introduction Bearing Witness: The Fugitive Slave Narrative and Its Traditions Chapter 1. Nat Turner (1800–1831) The Confessions of Nat Turner, The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Va. (1831) Chapter 2. Lunsford Lane (1803–?) The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. (1842) Chapter 3. William Wells Brown (1814–1884) Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Written by Himself (1847) Chapter 4. Henry ""Box"" Brown (1816–?) Narrative of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped from Slavery Enclosed in a Box 3 Feet Long and 2 Wide. Written from a Statement of Facts Made by Himself. With Remarks Upon the Remedy for Slavery by Charles Stearns (1849) Chapter 5. James W. C. Pennington (1807–1870) The Fugitive Blacksmith; or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States (1849) Chapter 6. William (1826?–1900) and Ellen Craft (1826–1891) Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery (1860) Bibliography Index"

Sterling Lecater Bland Jr. is associate professor of English and African American studies at Rutgers University.

Reviews for Understanding 19th-Century Slave Narratives

As a set, these little-known narratives shed valuable light on a dark chapter in American history. The unique perspectives from which each author views the new world holocaust will help both students of American history and armchair historians better understand the causes and consequences of human bondage. Therefore, this volume is strongly recommended for purchase by all public and academic libraries. * ARBA * The author states that the main goal of the work is to make these narratives available to students and instructors in the classroom, and in that regard it should prove useful. Libraries wanting a literary analysis of the narratives should purchase this. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries. * Choice *