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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave

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Title
Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave
Names
Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1849
Place: London
Publisher: C. Gilpin
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro R-862 [pt. 3]
Topics
Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Slavery -- Missouri
Enslaved persons
Genres
Books
Slave narratives
Notes
Citation/reference: *ZZ-9831
Content: "Opinions of the press": p. 167-168.
Content: Also available in hardcopy in: Sc Rare 326.92-B.
Statement of responsibility: written by himself.
Physical Description
Microforms
Extent: 168 p. : port. ; 18 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10223008
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 132e6150-0031-0130-9c21-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1849: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926e29be-9ee9-e475-e040-e00a18065c72

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926e29be-9ee9-e475-e040-e00a18065c72

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1849). Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926e29be-9ee9-e475-e040-e00a18065c72

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Narrative of William W. Brown: an American slave