The Long Walk To Freedom: Runaway Slave Narratives,Used

The Long Walk To Freedom: Runaway Slave Narratives,Used

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In this groundbreaking compilation of firstperson accounts of the runaway slave phenomenon, editors Devon W. Carbado and Donald Weise have recovered twelve narratives spanning eight decadesmore than half of which have been long out of print. Told in the voices of the runaway slaves themselves, these narratives reveal the extraordinary and often innovative ways that these men and women sought freedom and demanded citizenship. Also included is an essay by UCLA history professor Brenda Stevenson that contextualizes these narratives, providing a brief yet comprehensive history of slavery, as well as a look into the daily life of a slave. Divided into four categoriesrunning away for family, running inspired by religion, running by any means necessary, and running to be freethese stories are a testament to the indelible spirit of these remarkable survivors.The Long Walk to Freedom presents excerpts from the narratives of wellknown runaway slaves, like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, as well as from the narratives of lesserknown and virtually unknown people. Several of these excerpts have not been published for more than a hundred years. But they all portray the courageous and sometimes shocking ways that these men and women sought their freedom and asserted power, often challenging many of the common assumptions about slaves lack of agency.Among the remarkable and inspiring stories is the tense but triumphant tale of Henry Box Brown, who, with a white abolitionists help, shipped himself in a boxover a twentysevenhour train ride, part of which he spent standing on his headto freedom in Philadelphia. And theres the story of William and Ellen Craft, who fled across thousands of miles, with Ellen, who was lightskinned, disguised as a white male slaveowner so she and her husband could achieve their dream of raising their children as free people.Gripping, inspiring, and captivating, The Long Walk to Freedom is a remarkable collection that celebrates those who risked their lives in pursuit of basic human rights.

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