Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself

Name: Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself
Author: Henry Bibb

by Henry Bibb

Chapters

Collections

Browse all

📚

African American Writers

44 titles

🔗

Slavery

94 titles

Details

Language

Duration

Loading book content...

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Shell, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Release date

2005-03-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Slavery -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century Bibb, Henry, 1815-Enslaved persons -- Kentucky -- Social conditions -- 19th century E300

About the author

Henry Bibb

1815–1854

Born into slavery and determined to be free, he escaped after several attempts and turned his life into a powerful case against slavery. His speeches, memoir, and newspaper work made him an important Black abolitionist voice in the United States and Canada.

View all books