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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 18071217 - 18920907

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Williams narrative

 Collection
Identifier: c-00584
Scope and Contents The collection contains a partial issue of the Anti-Slavery Examiner featuring the narrative of an escaped slave, James Williams (born 1805). In his narrative, Williams details the daily life of slaves in Virginia and Alabama in the first half of the nineteenth century. He extensively discusses methods of torture used to punish slaves and recounts his experiences as a field driver on an Alabaman cotton plantation. Williams eventually successfully ran away to...
Dates: circa 1838