The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black, a Fugitive from Slavery

The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black, a Fugitive from Slavery

In putting this little volume before the public, it is well, perhaps, that I should speak of my motive. Born and reared in slavery, I was, of course, deprived of education; and believing that I can be of service to the public in the ministry, I have published this account of my life and sufferings, with the hope that I might realize a sufficient sum from its sale, to enable me to procure a greater degree of education, thereby increasing my usefulness as a preacher. With this simple statement I present myself to the humane, in the hope that I may not appeal in vain. LEONARD BLACK. April, 1847. [Pg 5] LIFE AND SUFFERINGS OF LEONARD BLACK. It is my object to give to the reader a plain, simple narrative of the more interesting portion of my life, while in slavery. I was born in Annarundel County, State of Maryland, about sixty miles below Baltimore, and lived a slave more than twenty years. My old master was a physician, but I think it prudent to withhold his name. No one, who has always enjoyed the right of liberty, can realize the horrors of slavery. To be at the will of another, to be owned like a cow or horse, and liable at any moment to be sold to the highest[Pg 6] bidder, to be transported to a distant part of the country, leaving the dearest relatives behind; to be, in fine, ground down mentally and physically by the untold curses of slavery, may be a very pretty thing to the masters of the peculiar institution, but it is death to the slaves. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 65033
Author: Black, Leonard
Release Date: Apr 9, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English