John Thompson

The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave: Containing his history of 25 years in bondage, and his providential escape" offers a powerful first-person account of life under slavery in 19th-century Maryland. This compelling slave narrative details John Thompson's experiences during a quarter-century of enslavement and his eventual journey to freedom. A vital historical document, the book sheds light on the brutal realities of the American South and the courageous struggles of those who sought liberation. Thompson's story stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring fight for abolition. This meticulously prepared print edition preserves the authenticity and impact of the original text, offering readers a direct connection to a pivotal era in American history. A significant contribution to African American history and 19th-century American history, this narrative provides invaluable insight into the institution of slavery and the lives it affected. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781023475303
• ISBN-10: 1023475308
• Artikelnr.: 74008281

Autorenporträt

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Africana Studies at Cornell University, and also tenured at Yale, Duke, and Harvard, where he was appointed W.E.B. DuBois professor of humanities in 1991. Professor Gates is the author of Figures in Black: Words, Signs, and the Racial Self, Wonders of the African World, The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man, Loose Cannons: Notes on the Culture Wars, and Colored People: A Memoir. With Cornel West, he co-wrote The African American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country and The Future of the Race. He is also the editor of the critically-acclaimed edition of Our Nig, an annotated reprint of Harriet E. Wilson's 1859 novel, The Slave's Narrative (with the late Charles T. Davis), Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience, Six Women's Slave Narratives, and In the House of Oshugbo: Critical Essays on Wole Soyinka. He is a recipient of the MacArthur Prize.