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(0)Ira Berlin
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The story of Solomon Northup is a bizarre and incredible one. Born a free black in New York State in 1808, he was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841, and spent most of the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. His years in this condition of servitude were filled with abuse, apprehension, and a profound fear for his life (he narrowly escaped lynching). Northup's years in captivity are dramatically recounted here, as are his...
7) Remembering slavery: African Americans talk about their personal experiences of slavery and freedom
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[1998]
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English
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Freedom a documentary history of emancipation 1861-1867 volume ser. 2
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1982.
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English
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