This book is the first anthology of the autobiographical writings of Peter Randolph, a prominent nineteenth-century former slave who became a black abolitionist, pastor, and community leader. Randolph's story is unique because he was freed and relocated from Virginia to Boston, along with his entire plantation cohort. A lawsuit launched by Randolph against his former master's estate left legal documents that corroborate his autobiographies. Randolph's writings give us a window into a different experience of slavery and freedom than other narratives currently available and will be of interest to students and scholars of African American literature, history, and religious studies, as well as those with an interest in Virginia history and mid-Atlantic slavery.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
West Virginia University Press
ISBN-13
9781943665044
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224462002
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sketches of Slave Life and from Slave Cabin to the Pulpit
Author
Peter RANDOLPH
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
333g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peter RANDOLPH
Series Title
Regenerations: African American Literature and Culture