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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
  1. 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.
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  1. Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Press [1971]

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