The United States governed by six hundred thousand despots a true story of slavery : a rediscovered narrative, with a full biography

"Narratives written by enslaved Africans in America are few in number. Some are transformative, like that of Harriet Jacobs; others are lesser, like the brief one attributed to Harriet's brother, John S. Jacobs. The revelation, here, of a much longer, richer, and more radical version of John's story...

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Main Author:	Jacobs, John S., 1815-1875 (Author)
Other Authors:	Schroeder, Jonathan D. S., 1981- (Editor)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Edition:	[Trade paperback edition].
Subjects:	Jacobs, John S., > 1815-1875. Jacobs, Harriet A. > (Harriet Ann), > 1813-1897. African Americans > North Carolina > Biography. Fugitive slaves > North Carolina > Biography. Enslaved persons > North Carolina > Biography. Enslaved persons > United States > Biography. Slavery > North Carolina. Slavery > United States.
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