Slaves Writing American

220 books
Up from SlaveryBooker T. Washington
⏱ 3h 12m

Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington

1900192 pp.
Twelve years a slaveSolomon Northup
⏱ 3h 53m

Twelve years a slave

Solomon Northup

1853233 pp.
Narrative of the life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass
⏱ 2h 7m

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

1845127 pp.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from SlaveryWilliam Craft
⏱ 1h 18m

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery

William Craft

186078 pp.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave GirlHarriet A. Jacobs
⏱ 3h 58m

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet A. Jacobs

1861238 pp.
Memories of childhood's slavery daysAnnie L. Burton
⏱ 1h 13m

Memories of childhood's slavery days

Annie L. Burton

190973 pp.
Unwritten history of slaveryFisk University. Social Science Institute.
⏱ 5h 22m

Unwritten history of slavery

Fisk University. Social Science Institute.

1945322 pp.
Father Henson's Story of His Own LifeJosiah Henson
⏱ 3h 4m

Father Henson's Story of His Own Life

Josiah Henson

1849184 pp.
I was born a slaveYuval Taylor
⏱ 13h 52m

I was born a slave

Yuval Taylor

1999832 pp.
Puttin' on Ole MassaGildert (editor) Osofsky
⏱ 6h 56m

Puttin' on Ole Massa

Gildert (editor) Osofsky

1969416 pp.
Narrative of William W. BrownWilliam Wells Brown
⏱ 1h 50m

Narrative of William W. Brown

William Wells Brown

1847110 pp.
Memoir and poems of Phillis WheatleyPhillis Wheatley
⏱ 2h 35m

Memoir and poems of Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley

1835155 pp.
Great slave narrativesArna Bontemps
⏱ 5h 31m

Great slave narratives

Arna Bontemps

1969331 pp.
Twenty-two years a slave, and forty years a freemanSteward, Austin
⏱ 6h 0m

Twenty-two years a slave, and forty years a freeman

Steward, Austin

1857360 pp.
Growing Up in SlaveryYuval Taylor
⏱ 4h 16m

Growing Up in Slavery

Yuval Taylor

2005256 pp.
A colored man's reminiscences of James MadisonJennings, Paul
⏱ 21m

A colored man's reminiscences of James Madison

Jennings, Paul

186521 pp.
A Narrative Of The Life And Adventures Of Venture A Native Of Africa But Resident Above Sixty Years In The United States Of AmericaVenture Smith
⏱ 32m

A Narrative Of The Life And Adventures Of Venture A Native Of Africa But Resident Above Sixty Years In The United States Of America

Venture Smith

179832 pp.
A Muslim American slaveOmar ibn Said
⏱ 3h 42m

A Muslim American slave

Omar ibn Said

2011222 pp.
The classic slave narrativesHenry Louis Gates, Jr.
⏱ 11h 12m

The classic slave narratives

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2002672 pp.
The Narrative of Bethany VeneyBethany Veney
⏱ 46m

The Narrative of Bethany Veney

Bethany Veney

188946 pp.
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