

No group of slaves anywhere, in any other era, has left such prolific testimony to the horror of bondage and servitude Biography type collective biography Cataloging source IMF Dewey number 973.0496 Index no index present LC call number E444 LC item number. Language eng Summary Before the end of the civil war, over one hundred former slaves had written moving stories of their captivity and by 1944, when George Washington Carver published his autobiography, over six thousand ex-slaves had written what are called slave narratives. He received a degree in history from Yale University in 1973 and a Ph.D. Slaves - United States - Social conditions was born on September 16, 1950, in Keyser, West Virginia.

Label The classic slave narratives Title The classic slave narratives Statement of responsibility edited and with an updated introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr Contributor
