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Five Black lives; the autobiographies of Venture Smith, James Mars, William Grimes, the Rev. G. W. Offley, [and] James L. Smith. Introd. by Arna Bontemps.

Title
Five Black lives; the autobiographies of Venture Smith, James Mars, William Grimes, the Rev. G. W. Offley, [and] James L. Smith. Introd. by Arna Bontemps.
Publication
Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Press [1971]

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Additional Authors
  • Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805.
  • Mars, James, 1790-
  • Grimes, William, 1784-
  • Offley, G. W. (Greensbury Washington), 1808-1896.
  • Smith, James L. (James Lindsay).
Description
x, 240 p.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Documents of Black Connecticut
Subject
  • Slavery > United States > Biography
  • Enslaved persons > Connecticut > Biography
Note
  • A collection of narratives originally published separately, 1855-1897.
  • Each part has also a special t.p.
Call Number
Sc 326.92-F (Five Black lives)
ISBN
0819540366
LCCN
74108647
OCLC
  • 159550
  • NYPG734333862-B
Title
Five Black lives; the autobiographies of Venture Smith, James Mars, William Grimes, the Rev. G. W. Offley, [and] James L. Smith. Introd. by Arna Bontemps.
Imprint
Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Press [1971]
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Documents of Black Connecticut
Added Author
Smith, Venture, 1729?-1805. Narrative of the life and adventures of Venture, a native of Africa.
Mars, James, 1790- Life of James Mars, a slave born and sold in Connecticut.
Grimes, William, 1784- Life of William Grimes, the runaway slave.
Offley, G. W. (Greensbury Washington), 1808-1896. Narrative of the life and labors of the Rev. G.W. Offley.
Smith, James L. (James Lindsay). Autobiography of James L. Smith.
Research Call Number
Sc 326.92-F (Five Black lives)
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