Taking the Chains Off - Testimonies and Narratives of Former Slaves
by Frederick Douglass, Mary Prince, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano, Solomon Northup, Harriet Jacobs, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Keckley, Ida B Wells-Barnett, Lydia Maria Child, William Still, Sarah H. Bradford, Brantz Mayer, Willie Lynch, Stephen Smith, William Craft, Nat Turner, William Wells Brown, Thomas S. Gaines, Austin Steward, Ellen Craft, Louis Hughes, Jacob D. Green, Josiah Henson, Charles Ball, Henry Bibb, L. S. Thompson, Kate Drumgoold, Lucy A. Delaney, Moses Grandy, John Gabriel Stedman, Henry Box Brown, Margaretta Matilda Odell, Theodore Canot, Daniel Drayton, Thomas Clarkson, F. G. De Fontaine, John Dixon Long, Joseph Mountain
Taking the Chains Off gathers testimonies and narratives by formerly enslaved people alongside writings from prominent abolitionists, historians, and advocates. Featuring voices including Frederick Douglass, Mary Prince, Olaudah Equiano, Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup, and Sojourner Truth, this collection presents varied perspectives on slavery, resistance, escape, emancipation, and freedom.
About This Book
Taking the Chains Off brings together testimonies and narratives associated with formerly enslaved people and influential writers, activists, and abolitionists.
The collection includes works by Frederick Douglass, Mary Prince, Booker T. Washington, Olaudah Equiano, Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup, Sojourner Truth, and many others.
These accounts offer varied perspectives on slavery, bondage, resistance, escape, emancipation, and the continuing struggle for freedom and human dignity.
By placing numerous voices together, the book provides a substantial introduction to the literature of enslavement and the personal testimony connected with its history.
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