Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro: His Anti-Slavery Labours in the United States, Canada, and England
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1502349833 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Zephyr said Savoring His Words.. The Rev. Samuel Ringgold Ward is an ancestor of mine; he and our other ancestor The Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, have given us challenges to accomplish greatness in our daily lives. I am savoring Ward's writing.
Dr. Campbell also encouraged the suggestion. I then thought that a series of letters in a newspaper would answer the purpose. I do not think the gentlemen who advised it were quite correct in anticipating that so much would be acceptable, in a Book from me. From the preface: "THE idea of writing some account of my travels was first suggested to me by a gentleman who has not a little to do with the bringing out of this work. As a Negro, I live and therefore write for my people; as a Man, I freely speak my mind upon whatever concerns me and my fellow men. However, amidst many apprehensions of imperfection, I place it before the reader, begging him to allow me a word by way of apology. To him I owe my warmest obligations for the promptitude and elegance with which the Volume has been prepared. A few months ago I was requested to spend an evening with some ardent friends of the Negro race, by the arrangement of Mrs. I preferred to weave into the Work the themes upon which I have spoken, rather than the spee