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Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of thousands memoirs & life stories of former slaves. 'The Faces Behind the Chains' strongly conveys the circumstances and brutal reality of a slave's life to a reader. This unique collection consists of the most influential narratives of former slaves, including many recorded testimonies and original photos of former slaves long after Civil War. It is designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content:Recorded Life Stories of Former Slaves from 17 different US StatesNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)The Underground RailroadHarriet Jacobs: The Moses of Her PeopleUp From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making of Slave!The History of Mary PrinceRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom (William & Ellen Craft)The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah EquianoBehind The Scenes: 30 Years a Slave & 4 Years in the White House (Elizabeth Keckley)Father Henson's Story of His Own Life (Josiah Henson)Fifty Years in Chains (Charles Ball)Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman (Austin Steward)The Story of Mattie J. Jackson (L. S. Thompson)A Slave Girl's Story (Kate Drumgoold)From the Darkness Cometh the Light (Lucy A. Delaney)Life of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped in a 3x2 Feet BoxBuried AliveDocuments:The History of the Abolition of African Slave-TradeHistory of American Abolitionism from 1787-1861Pictures of Slavery in Church and StateReport of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive SlaveSouthern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its PhasesThe Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave ActEmancipation ProclamationGettysburg AddressXIII AmendmentCivil Rights Act of 1866XIV Amendment...
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