These autobiographical narratives are the first texts in which black slaves began to proclaim themselves as human beings. The literature forms an intriguing personal tapestry, encompassing varied stories but inevitably depicting the horrors of human bondadge.

The Classic Slave Narratives

Biographies & Memoirs

Olaudah Equiano

Mary Prince

Harriet Ann Jacobs

Frederick, Douglass

Community & Culture

Signet Classic

History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave

Independently published

First published in England in 1831, "The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave Narrative" is one of the most important narratives of the slave experience in the Americas. This book describes in detail the reality of the slave experience: the dehumanization of Black people, the moral degradation of their masters, and the ever-present violence. Prince's story is also an important early defense of the humanity of people of African descent. She notes that slave masters "think that black people are like cattle, without natural affection. But my heart tells me it is far otherwise." Prince tells of her labor in the salt ponds of Turk's Island, her conflict with a hired mulatto woman, her spiritual life in the Moravian Church, and many other topics. Ultimately, she celebrates the desire and hope for freedom: "All slaves want to be free." After enduring years of cruelty and abuse at the hands of several families who successively owned her in Bermuda and the West Indies, Mary Prince traveled to London in 1828, in the service of the Woods family. There she was granted her freedom in accordance with English law. But England's anti-slavery ruling did not extend to Antigua, and, in order to remain free, Prince had to abandon hopes of rejoining her husband, who had been left behind.

History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative

Createspace

<p>A Celebration of the Christian Life from Childhood to Maturity.</p>

A Woman's Journey... With God (A Woman's Journey With God)

Self-Help

Motivational

Brighton Books

Classic Slave Narratives - The Voices of Women: 4 Books in 1 | Narrative of Sojourner Truth, Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl, History of Mary Prince, Story of Mattie Jackson

Literature & Fiction

SOJOURNER TRUTH

Harriet A. Jacobs

Olive, Gilbert

Mattie J. Jackson

Dr. L.S. Thompson

United States

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