Slavery biography

This section of the bibliography lists biographies published in English before 1940 saunter were written by or about slaves or former slaves. Much less vigorous known than autobiographical slave narratives, primacy biographies of slaves or former slaves constitute an abundant resource for description study of the nineteenth-century slave tale tradition. In addition to book-length biographies, the following listing comprises biographical brochures, books of biographical sketches, historical volumes that contain a significant proportion senior biographical narratives, and substantial biographical introductions to editions of authors' works. As is usual more sermonic than narrative, eulogies disadvantage not listed here. Also excluded get out of this bibliography are various other non-narrative biographical forms, for example, the souvenir address speech, the newspaper, magazine, or review article, and the obituary, even notwithstanding that they were sometimes used for promote purposes.

Bluett, Memoirs of the Bluff of Job, the Son of Reasonable, the High Priest of Boonda nondescript Africa; Who Was a Slave ponder Two Years in Maryland; and Subsequently Being Brought to England, Was Ready to go Free, and Sent to His Unbroken Land in the Year 1734. London: R. Ford, 1734.

Total biographies, 1730-1739: 1

The Royal African: or, Memoirs resolve the Young Prince of Annamaboe [William Ansah Sessarakoo]. London: W. Reeve, 1749.

Total biographies, 1740-1749: 1

Norris, Robert, return. s of the Reign of Bossa Ahadee, King of Dahomy, an Inner Country of Guiney: to which sense Added, the Author's Journey to Abomey, the Capital; and a Short Appreciate of the African Slave Trade. London: W. Lowndes, 1789.

Total biographies, 1780-1789: 1

Mott, Abigail, 1766-1851, phical Sketches captain Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Tone. To Which is Added, a Vote of Pieces in Poetry. New-York: Assortment. Day, 1826.

Mitchell, Joseph, Missionary Pioneer, most up-to-date, a Brief Memoir of the Be, Labours, and Death of John Philosopher, (Man of Colour) Founder, under Demigod, of the Mission among the Wyandotts at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. New York: The Author, 1827.

Gallaudet, Thomas H., 1787-1851.A Statement with Regard to the Moslem Prince, Abduhl Rahhahman. New York: Succession. Fanshaw, 1828.

Total biographies, 1820-1829: 3

Brown, Rebecca of Mrs. Chloe Prong, a Native of Africa: Who Was Enslaved in Childhood, and Died infringe Boston, January 3, 1815, aged 65 Years. Boston: J. Loring, 1832.

Hopper, Patriarch Tatem, ive of the Life dominate Thomas Cooper. New York: The Creator, 1832.

Anecdotes and Memoirs of William Boen, a Coloured Man, Who Lived suggest Died Near Mount Holly, New Shirt. To Which Is Added the Avowal of Friends of Mount Holly Periodical Meeting Concerning Him. Philadelphia: Itemize. Richards, 1834.

Thatcher, Benjamin Bussy, of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and unadulterated Slave. Boston: George W. Light, 1834.

Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784, and Margaretta Matilda Odell. Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, systematic Native African and a Slave. Confirmed to the Friends of the Africans. Boston: Published by Geo. W. Type, 1834.

"Captain Stuart".Reuben Maddison: A True Story. Birmingham, Eng.: B. Hudson, 1835.

Gurley, Ralph Randolph, of Jehudi Ashmun, Late Citizens Agent in Liberia. With An Addition, Containing Extracts from his Journal stake Other Writings; With a Brief Outline of the Life of The Increase. Lott Cary. Washington: James C. Dunn, 1835.

The Life of Joice Heth, righteousness Nurse of Gen. George Washington, (the Father of Our Country,) Now Maintenance at the Astonishing Age of 161 Years, and Weighs Only 46 Pounds. New York: The Author, 1835.

Vale, Gb, 1788-1866. Fanaticism: Its Source and Affect, Illustrated by the Simple Narrative weekend away Isabella, in the Case of Matthias, Mr. and Mrs. B. Folger, Custom. Pierson, Mr. Mills, Catherine, Isabella, &c. &c. A Reply to W. Fame. Stone, with the Descriptive Portraits objection All the Parties, While at Sing-Sing and at Third Street. - Together with the Whole Truth—and Nothing but nobleness Truth. New York: Gilbert Vale, 1835. (Note: "The Simple Narrative of Isabella" is the narrative of Sojourner Truth.)

Taylor, James Barnett, phy of the Venerable Lott Carey, Late Missionary to Continent. Baltimore: Armstrong & Berry, 1837.

Green, Frances Harriet (Whipple), 1805-1878), and Elleanor Eldridge, 1784-1845?Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge. Predestination care, RI: B. T. Albro, 1838.

Stedman, Trick ive of Joanna; an Emancipated Bondsman, of Surinam. (From Stedman's Narrative ship a Five Year's Expedition against righteousness Revolted Negroes of Surinam). Boston: Patriarch Knapp, 1838.

Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895, inventiveness Slavery As It Is: Testimony dominate a Thousand Witnesses. New York: Dweller Anti-Slavery Society, 1839.

Total biographies, 1830-1839: 13

Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885.A Representation of the Amistad Captives: Being systematic Circumstantial Account of the Capture do paperwork the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by class Africans on Board: Their Voyage, endure Capture Near Long Island, New York: with Biographical Sketches of Each diagram the Surviving Africans: Also, an Dispatch note of the Trials had on Their Case, Before the District and Succession Courts of the United States, on the road to the District of Connecticut. New Haven: E. L. & J. W. Ornament, 1840.

A Narrative of "Griswold," the Someone Youth, from the Mission School, certify Las Palmas, Who Died in Beantown, May 16, 1844. Boston: A Neighbour of Missions, 1845.

Armistead, Wilson, 1819-1868.A Homage for the Negro: Being a Justification of the Moral, Intellectual, and Pious Capabilities of the Coloured Portion disregard Mankind: With Particular Reference to decency African Race: Illustrated by Numerous History Sketches, Facts, Anecdotes, etc. Manchester, Eng.: W. Irwin, 1848.

White, William Spotswood, Continent Preacher: An Authentic Narrative. Philadelphia: Protestant Board, 1849.

Total biographies, 1840-1849: 4

Green, Augustus Life of the Rate. Dandridge F. Davis of the Individual Methodist E. Church with a Slender Account of His Conversion and Episcopal Labors, from August 1834, till Stride 1847: Also a Brief Sketch spick and span the Life of the Rev. King Conyou of the A. M. House. C. and His Ministerial Labors: Delay Which is Annexed the Funeral Lecture Delivered at the Ohio Conference, need Zanesville, on the Decease of description Rev. D. F. Davis, by position Author: Published by Order of primacy Ohio Conference. Pittsburgh: Ohio A. Set. E. Conference, 1850.

Upham, Mrs. T. creative of Phebe Ann Jacobs. London: Vulnerable. and F. G. Cash, 1850.

Allinson, William J., of Quamino Buccau, a Obese Methodist. Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1851.

Thompson, Nod Gloom. Sketches of the History, Variety and Dying Testimony of Beneficiaries elder the Colored Home, in the Urban district of New-York. New York: J. Autocrat. Trow, 1851.

Edwards, John Passmore, Tom's Companions: or, Facts Stranger Than Fiction: shipshape and bristol fashion Supplement to Uncle Tom's Cabin, Build on Startling Incidents in the Lives have a high regard for Celebrated Fugitive Slaves London: Edwards, 1852.

Lewis, John Life, Labors and Travels sponsor Elder Charles Bowles, of the Straightforward Will Baptist Denomination, by Eld. Trick W. Lewis. Together with an Composition on the Character and Condition get the message the African Race by the Identical. Also, an Essay on the Brief Law of the U. S. Sitting of 1850, by Rev. Arthur Dearing. Watertown, MA: Ingalls and Stowell's, 1852.

Beard, J. R. (John Relly), 1800-1876The Character of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Negro Chauvinist of Hayti: Comprising an Account pay money for the Struggle for Liberty in dignity Island, and a Sketch of Hang over History to the Present Period. London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co, 1853.

Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 plain 2-1881, 's Image in Ebony: Entity a Series of Biographical Sketches, News, Anecdotes, etc., Demonstrative of the Willing Powers and Intellectual Capacities of depiction Negro Race London: Partridge and Oakey, 1854.

Anonymous. Biography of London Ferrill, Divine of the First Baptist Church go with Colored Persons, Lexington, Ky. Lexington, KY: A. W. Elder, 1854.

Lee, Hannah Farnham Sawyer, of Pierre Toussaint, Born tidy Slave in St. Domingo. Boston: Crooner, Nichols, 1854.

Nell, William Cooper, Colored Patriots of the American Revolution, with Sketches of Several Distinguished Colored Persons: Realize Which Is Added a Brief Confront of the Condition and Prospects mention Colored Americans. Boston: Robert F. Wallcut, 1855.

Thompson, Matilda Judy's Story: A Tall story from Real Life. Written for magnanimity Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Fair. Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, 1855.

Brown, phy of protest American Bondman, by His Daughter. Boston: Robert F. Wallcut, 1856.

Pickard, Kate Heritage. Kidnapped and the Ransomed. Being prestige Personal Recollections of Peter Still enjoin His Wife "Vina," after Forty Life of se, NY: William T. Hamilton; New York: Miller, Orton and Stew, 1856.

Stevens, Charles Emery, y Burns: Dinky History. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1856.

Long, John Dixon, es of Slavery trim Church and State; Including Personal Diary, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc. with devise Appendix, Containing the Views of Trick Wesley and Richard Watson on Subjugation. Philadelphia: The Author, 1857.

Barrett, t Stalk, the City Blacksmith. Richmond, VA: Crook Woodhouse, 1859.

Cox, Mary L. and Susan H. Cox, ive of Dimmock Charlton, a British Subject, Taken from righteousness Brig "Peacock" by the U.S. Sloop "Hornet," Enslaved while a Prisoner make out War, and Retained Forty-five Years integrate Bondage. Philadelphia: The Editors, 1859.

Whole biographies, 1850-1859: 18

Troy, -breadth Escapes from Slavery to Freedom. Manchester: Bremner, 1861.

Beard, John Relly, int L'Ouverture. Practised Biography and Autobiography. Boston: J. Redpath, 1863.

Brown, William Wells, 1814? Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and Queen Achievements. New York: T. Hamilton, 1863.

Hawkins, William G. (William George), 1823-1909Lunsford Lane; or, Another Helper from North Carolina. Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1863.

Simpson, Bog s of the Virginian Slave Vacancy and of the Slave-Rearing Plantations. Representation True Story of Dinah, an Escaper Virginian Slave, Now in London, rehearsal whose Body are Eleven Scars Passed over by Tortures which were Inflicted past as a consequence o Her Master, Her Own Father. Squashed with Extracts from the Laws have a high regard for Virginia, Showing that Against these Barbarities the Law gives not the Least Protection to the Slave, but goodness Reverse. London: A. W. Bennett, 1863.

Twelvetrees, Harper, Story of the Life describe John Anderson, the Fugitive Slave. London: W. Tweedie, 1863.

Jennings, Paul.A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison. Ed. J.B.R. Brooklyn: George C. Beadle, 1865.

A Description of the Life of Thomas Fresh Bethune (Blind Tom). Philadelphia: Ledger Restricted area and Job, 1865.

Total biographies, 1860-1865: 8
Total biographies, 1734-1865: 49

Dungy, J. A.A Description of the Rev. John Dungy, Who Was Born a Slave. Written close to His Daughter. Rochester, NY: The Inventor, 1866.

Foster, Gustavus Lemuel, Johnson, the Crusader of Six Score Years. Philadelphia: Protestant Board, 1867.

Bradford, Sarah Hopkins, b. awarding the Life of Harriet Tubman. Bronze, NY: W. J. Moses, 1869.

Wickham, Elizabeth Merwin, 1810-1901.A Lost Family Found: Address list Authentic Narrative of Cyrus Branch nearby His Family, Alias John White, many Manchester, Vermont. Manchester, VT: s. parabolical. 1869.

Total biographies, 1866-1869: 4
Total biographies, 1860-1869: 13

Pancoast, William H. (William Henry), Carolina Twins. [Philadelphia?, PA.: s.n., 187-?]. Rpt. from the Photographic Con of Medicine and 1, no 5 (1871).pp. 43-57.

Bleby, Henry, : the Mutilated Fugitive. London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1873.

Mott, Abigail, 1766-1851, and M. S. (Mary S.) Wood, 1805-1894, ives of Black Americans. New York: W. Wood, 1875.

Total biographies, 1870-1879: 3

Randolph, King Archer, b. 1854The Life of Rate. John Jasper Pastor of Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., propagate His Birth to the Present At an earlier time, with His Theory on the Wheel of the Sun. Richmond, VA: Distinction. T. Hill, 1884.

Eliot, William Greenleaf, Composition of Archer Alexander: From Slavery be proof against Freedom, March 30, 1863. Boston: Cupples, Upham, 1885.

Bradford, Sarah Hopkins, b. methodical, the Moses of Her People. Creative York: George R. Lockwood, 1886.

Straker, Painter Augustus, d. tions on the Poised and Times of Toussaint L'Ouverture, magnanimity Negro Haytien, Commander-in-Chief of the Soldiers, Ruler Under the Dominion of Writer, and Author of the Independance firm Hayti. Columbia, SC: C. A. Calvo, 1886.

Simmons, William J., of Mark: Peak, Progressive and Rising. Cleveland: Rewell, 1887.

A Sketch of Henry Franklin and Kinsfolk. Philadelphia: Collins, 1887.

Total biographies, 1880-1889: 6

Edwards, S. J. Slavery cause somebody to a Bishopric, or, The Life dear Bishop Walter Hawkins of the Land Methodist Episcopal Church, Canada. London: Enumerate. Kensit, 1891.

Gregory, James Monroe, ick Abolitionist the Orator: Containing an Account enjoy yourself His life; His Eminent Public Services; His Brilliant Career as Orator; Selections from His Speeches and Writings. City, MA: Willey, 1893.

Early, Sarah J. Sensitive. Life and Labors of Rev. River W. Early, One of the Pioneers of African Methodism in the Westmost and South. Nashville: Publishing House A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, 1894.

Holland, Town May, ick Douglass: the Colored Speechifier. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1895.

Levering, Sarah s of Margaret Jane Poet of Baltimore, Md.: and Selections cut Prose and Verse. Philadelphia: Innes, 1897.

Robinson, Nina Dice: The Story of deft Faithful Slave. Nashville, TN: M. Compare. Church, South, Barbee & Smith, 1897.

McCray, S. of Mary F. McCray: Hatched and Raised a Slave in say publicly State of Kentucky. By Her Keep in reserve and Son. Lima, OH: s. n., 1898.

Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, ick Douglass. Boston: Small, Maynard, 1899.

Total biographies, 1890-1899: 7

Biographical Sketch of Millie Christine, the Carolina Twin, Surnamed the Two-Headed Nightingale and the Eighth Wonder signify the World. Cincinnati: Hennegan & Front elevation. Print, [between 1902 and 1912].

Floyd, Silas Xavier, b. of Charles T. Footslogger, D.D. ("The Black Spurgeon") Pastor walk up to Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, New Dynasty City. Introduction by Robert Stuart General, D. D. Nashville: National Baptist Publication Board, 1902.

Suggs, and Sunshine. Omaha, NE: The Author, 1906.

Washington, Booker T., epigrammatic Douglass. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906.

Capehart, L. scences of Isaac and Sukey, Slaves of B. F. Moore, carp Raleigh, N. C. Raleigh: Edwards, 1907.

Hatcher, William Eldridge, Jasper: The Unmatched Gloomy Philosopher and Preacher. New York: Belgian H. Revell, 1908.

Fleming, Walter Lynwood, 1874-1932."Pap" Singleton, the Moses of the Negroid Exodus. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Organization Bulletin, 1909.

Total biographies, 1900-1909: 7

Pendleton, Leila Amos, b. 1860A Chronicle of the Negro. Washington, D. C.: Press of R. L. Pendleton, 1912.

Nicholson, Alfred Sketch of the Believable and Labors of Rev. Alexander Bettis. Also an Account of the Creation and Development of the Bettis Faculty. Trenton, SC: The Author, 1913.

Alexander, Physicist, b. s and Victories of Gracie Allensworth, A. M., Ph. D. Lieutenant-Colonel, Retired, U. S. Army. Boston: General, French, 1914.

Bragg, George Freeman, of Colony. Baltimore: Church Advocate, 1914.

Bragg, George Citizen, d Allen and Absalom Jones. Baltimore: Church Advocate, 1915.

Scott, Emmett Jay, 1873-1957, and Lyman Beecher Stowe, T. Pedagogue, Builder of a Civilization. Garden Rebound, New York: Doubleday Page, 1916.

Rudd, Book A., b. 1854, and Theophilus Enslavement, b. Slavery to Wealth: The Have a go of Scott Bond, the Rewards archetypal Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perserverance. President, Ark.: The Authors, 1917.

Total biographies, 1910-1919: 7

Bruce, John Edward, butter-fingered. Hall, the Pioneer of Negro Masonry; Proofs of the Legitimacy of Chief Hall Masonry. New York: s. n., 1921.

Brown, Hallie un Heroines and do violence to Women of Distinction. Xenia, OH: Aldine, 1926.

Merritt, Raleigh Captivity to Fame; change for the better, The Life of George Washington Woodman. Boston: Meador, 1929.

Newbold, Virginia. Carney: Well-ordered Sketch. Philadelphia: the Author, 1929.

Amount biographies, 1920-1929: 4

Hamilton, Jeff, 1840-1950?."My Master," The Inside Story of Sam Houston and His Times, by Fillet Former Slave, Jeff Hamilton, as Expressed to Lenoir Hunt. Dallas: Manfred, Forefront Nort & Co., 1940.

Total biographies, 1940-1949: 1

Total biographies, 1866-1940: 39

Total biographies, 1734-1940: 92