North Carolina Slave Narratives : The Lives of Moses Roper, Lunsford Lane, Moses Grandy, and Thomas H. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, William L., 1946-

Contributor:

Davis, David A., Contributor.

Series:

John Hope Franklin Series in African American History & Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved persons.

Social Science.

History.

Slavery--North Carolina.

Slavery.

North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Biography.

North Carolina.

Local Subjects:

Enslaved persons.

Social Science.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The autobiographies of former slaves contributed powerfully to the abolitionist movement in the United States, fanning national--even international--indignation against the evils of slavery. The four texts gathered here are all from North Carolina slaves and are among the most memorable and influential slave narratives published in the nineteenth century. The writings of Moses Roper (1838), Lunsford Lane (1842), Moses Grandy (1843), and the Reverend Thomas H. Jones (1854) provide a moving testament to the struggles of enslaved people to affirm their human dignity and ultimately seize their liberty. Introductions to each narrative provide biographical and historical information as well as explanatory notes. Andrews's general introduction to the collection reveals that these narratives not only helped energize the abolitionist movement but also laid the groundwork for an African American literary tradition that inspired such novelists as Toni Morrison and Charles Johnson.

Contents:

A narrative of the adventures and escape of Moses Roper

The narrative of Lunsford Lane

Narrative of the life of Moses Grandy

The experience of Rev. Thomas H. Jones.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9798890877642

9780807876756

0807876755

OCLC:

476236308