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Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave

Sojourner Truth

Verlag: JA

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Beschreibung

While most information about individual slaves in the South is unknown, lost, or has been deliberately concealed, Sojourner Truth was a slave in New York State, and there are meticulous records detailing her life, in addition to those in her Narrative. She was born a slave in 1797, named Isabella Baumfree, and then sold three times to different masters before she was fifteen.
Verfügbar seit: 16.05.2018.
Drucklänge: 341 Seiten.

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