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Click to enlargeVoices from Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives

Norman R. Yetman
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ISBN: 0486409120
Page Count: 434
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Vivid, first-person accounts of what it was like to be a slave in the antebellum South recounted in simple, often poignant language. Stark descriptions of the horrors of slave auctions, and many other unforgettable details of slave life. Accompanied by 32 compelling photographs and a new preface by the editor.

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