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Nom de l'esclave Date de publication Titre

Cugoano, Ottobah

1787

Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of Slavery and Other Writings.

Equiano, Olaudah

1789

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself.

King, Boston

1798

Memoirs of the Life of Boston King, a Black Preacher, Written by Himself, during His Residence at Kingswood-School.

Smith, Venture

1798

A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa: : But Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America. Related by Himself.

White, George

1810

A Brief Account of the Life, Experience, Travels, and Gospel Labours of George White, an African; Written by Himself, and Revised by a Friend.

Jea, John

1811

The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher, Compiled and Written by Himself.

Bayley, Solomon

1825

A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents in the Life of Solomon Bayley, Formerly a Slave in the State of Delaware, North America; Written by Himself, and Published for his Benefit; to which are Prefixed, a Few Remarks by Robert Hurnard.

Cugoano, Ottobah

1825

Narrative of the Enslavement of Ottobah Cugoano, a Native of Africa; Published by Himself in the Year 1787.

Grimes, William

1825

Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave. Written by Himself.

Prince, Mary

1831

The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave. Related by Herself. With a Supplement by the Editor. To Which Is Added, the Narrative of Asa-Asa, a Captured African.

Turner, Nat

1831

The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, VA.

Warner, Ashton

1831

Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's. With an Appendix Containing the Testimony of Four Christian Ministers, Recently Returned from the Colonies, on the System of Slavery as It Now Exists.

Allen, Richard

1833

The Life, Experience, and Gospel Labours of the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen. To which is Added the Rise and Progress of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Containing a Narrative of the Yellow Fever in the Year of our Lord 1793: With an Address to the People of Colour in the United States.

Matthews, James (anonyme quand il a été publié)

1838

Recollections of Slavery by a Runaway Slave.

Roper, Moses

1838

A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery.

Wheeler, Peter

1839

Chains and Freedom: Or, the Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living. A Slave in Chains, a Sailor on the Deep, and a Sinner at the Cross. Edited by Charles Edwards Lester.

Grandy, Moses

1843

Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America.

Clarke, Lewis

1845

Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clarke, During a Captivity of More than Twenty-Five Years, Among the Algerines of Kentucky, One of the So Called Christian States of North America.

Douglass, Frederick

1845

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself.

Aga, Selim

1846

Incidents Connected with the Life of Selim Aga, a Native of Central Africa.

Clarke Milton

1846

Narratives of the Sufferings of Lewis and Milton Clarke, Sons of a Soldier of the Revolution, During a Captivity of More than Twenty Years Among the Slaveholders of Kentucky, One of the So-Called Christian States of North America.

Hayden, William

1846

Narrative of William Hayden, Containing a Full Account of his Travels for a Number of Years, Whilst a Slave, in the South. Written by Himself.

Black, Leonard

1847

The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black, a Fugitive from Slavery, Written by Himself.

Brown, William Wells

1847

Narrative of William Wells Brown, a Fugitive Slave. Written by Himself.

Roper, Moses

1848

Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery…

Watson, Henry

1848

Narrative of Henry Watson, a Fugitive Slave.

Bibb, Henry

1849

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

Brown, William Wells

1849

Narrative of William Wells Brown, an American Slave. Written by Himself.

Henson, Josiah

1849

The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself.

Pennington, J.W.C.

1849

The Fugitive Blacksmith; or, Events in the History of James W.C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States.

Smallwood, Thomas

1851

A Narrative of Thomas Smallwood, (Coloured Man:) Giving an Account of His Birth - The Period He was Held in Slavery. With an Appendix, Containing a List of Places Visited by the Author in Great Britain and Ireland and the British Isles; and Other Matter.

Watkins, James

1852

Narrative fo the Life of James Watkins, Formerly a Chattel in Maryland, U.S; Containing an Account of His Escape from Slavery, Together with an Appeal on Behalf of Three Millions of Such "Pieces of Property," Still Held Under the Standard of the Eagle.

Green, William

1853

Narrative of the Events in the Life of William Green, (Formerly a Slave.) Written by Himself.

Northup, Solomon

1853

Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853.

Brown, John

1855

Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings, and Escape of John Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Now in England.

Douglass, Frederick

1855

My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I. Life as a Slave. Part II. Life as a Freeman.

Grimes, William

1855

Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, Brought Down to the Present Time.

Randolph, Peter

1855

Sketches of Slave Life: or, Illustrations of the "Peculiar Institution."

Randolph, Peter

1855

Sketches of Slave Life: or, Illustrations of the "Peculiar Institution." Enlarged Edition.

Thompson John

1856

The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave; Containing a History of 25 Years in Bondage, and His Providential Escape. Written by Himself.

Warren, Richard

1856

Narrative of the Life and Suffering of Rev. Richard Warren (a Fugitive Slave.) Written by Himself.

Anderson, William

1857

Life and Narrative of William J. Anderson, Twenty-Four Years a Slave; Sold Eight Times!! Whipped Three Hundred Times!!! Or the Dark Deeds of American Slavery Revealed. Containing Scriptural Views of the Origin of the Black and the White Man. Also, a Simple and Easy Plan to Abolish Slavery in the United States. Together with an Account of the Services of Colored Men in the Revolutionary War - Day and Date, and Interesting Facts.

Steward, Austin

1857

Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman; Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West.

Henson, Josiah

1858

Truth Stranger than Fiction. Father Henson's Story of his Own Life.

Fedric, Francis

1859

Life and Sufferings of Francis Fedric, While in Slavery, an Escaped Slave after 51 Years in Bondage. A True Tale, Founded on Facts, Shewing the Horrors of the Slave System.

Craft, William

1860

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

Watkins, James

1860

Struggles for Freedom; or, The Life of James Watkins, Formerly a Slave in Maryland, U.S; .; in Which is Detailed a Graphic Account of his Extraordinary Escape from Slavery, Notices of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Sentiments of American Divines on the Subject of Slavery, etc., etc.

Campbell, Israel

1861

An Autobiography. Bond and Free: Or, Yearnings for Freedom, from MY Green Brier House. Being the Story of My Life in Bondage, and My Life in Freedom.

Jacobs, Harriet

1861

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Written by Herself.

Jacobs, John S.

1861

A True Tale of Slavery.

Picquet, Louisa

1861

Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon, or, Inside Views of Southern Domestic Life.

Jackson, John Andrew

1862

The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina.

Fedric, Francis

1863

Slave Life in Kentucky; or, Fifty Years of Slavery in the Southern States of America.

Green, Jacob D.

1864

Narrative of the Life of J.D. Green, a Runaway Slave, from Kentucky, Containing an Account of His Three Escapes, in 1839, 1846, and 1848.

Mars, James

1864

Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut. Written by Himself.