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The Heroic Slave - An American Slave - cover

The Heroic Slave - An American Slave

Frederick Douglass

Publisher: Diamond Book Publishing

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Frederick Douglass based his only fictional work on the gripping true story of the biggest slave rebellion in U.S. history. The Heroic Slave was inspired by a courageous uprising led by Madison Washington in 1841. Washington rallied 18 of the 135 slaves aboard a ship bound for New Orleans, the country's primary slave-trading market. The mutineers seized control, landing the ship in the British-controlled Bahamas, where their freedom was recognized.
Available since: 07/12/2020.

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