The Faces Behind the Chains: Thousands of Recorded Interviews, Memoirs & Life Stories of Former Slav

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of thousands memoirs & life stories of former slaves. "The Faces Behind the Chains" strongly conveys the circumstances and brutal reality of a slave's life to a reader. This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves, including many recorded testimonies and original photos of former slaves long after Civil War. It is designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content:

Recorded Life Stories of Former Slaves from 17 different US States

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)

The Underground Railroad

Harriet Jacobs: The Moses of Her People

Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)

The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave!

The History of Mary Prince

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (William & Ellen Craft)

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Behind The Scenes: 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)

Father Henson's Story of His Own Life (Josiah Henson)

Fifty Years in Chains (Charles Ball)

Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman (Austin Steward)

The Story of Mattie J. Jackson (L. S. Thompson)

A Slave Girl's Story (Kate Drumgoold)

From the Darkness Cometh the Light (Lucy A. Delaney)

Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet Box

Buried Alive

Documents:

The History of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade

History of American Abolitionism from 1787-1861

Pictures of Slavery in Church and State

Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave

Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases

The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act

Emancipation Proclamation

Gettysburg Address

XIII Amendment

Civil Rights Act of 1866

XIV Amendment

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