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Narrative of the life and adventures of Henry Bibb, an American slave, written by himself
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Account of a shooting excursion on the mountains near Dromilly estate, in the parish of Trelawny, and island of Jamaica, in the month of October 1824
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Desperate conflict in a barn
Maria Weems escaping in male …
Dry - goods merchant searchin…
William and Ellen Craft.
Living in a cave.
Escaping from Alabama on top …
Edward Lewis; Arrival from No…
Sixty passengers came in one …
Arrival from Maryland, 1859; …
Charity Still - twice escaped…
Resurrection of Henry Box Bro…
Rescue of Jane Johnson and he…
Jane Johnson.
Escaping from Portsmouth, VA.…
Crossing the river on horseba…
A bold stroke for freedom - c…
The mayor and police of Norfo…
John Henry Hill.
Escape with a lady, as her co…
Six on two horses.
Up a tree.
Samuel Green sentenced to the…
Lear Green escaping in a ches…
Living in a hollow tree.
A woman with iron horns and b…
Josiah Henson speaking engage…
Runaway poster for Bill in ja…
The escaped slave
Osman the maroon in the swamp
Osborn Perry Anderson, who es…
The road to liberty; a statio…
Harbor, Ashtabula County, Ohi…
The Detroit River, at Detroit…
Runaways
Male adult slave escaping by …
General James Wilkinson's let…
Runaway notice for Andrew Sax…
m
Running a thousand miles for …
Speech, "Address of the conve…
On the side of the oppressors…
Rescue of a fugitive slave
Scenes in the life of Harriet…
Scenes in the life of Harriet…
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Runaway notice, "$200 Reward.…
Fugitive slave as advertised …
Runaway slave advertisement
The first annual report of th…
Henry Box Brown
Vi talade foga, utan skredo a…
Jag Kastade mig ned pa jorden…