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Josiah the maimed fugitive : a true tale

Summary: Josiah Henson was born a slave in Maryland in 1789. This biography describes the hard life of slaves and the fear of being separated from his family that led Henson to escape with them to Canada. He continued to help other slaves to escape and mentions the many kindnesses they received, especially from the Quakers, on the Underground Railroad. Henson founded a large settlement of fugitive slaves in Canada and served as their preacher. He was the model for Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom" in Uncle Tom's cabin.

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  • Physical Description: electronic resource
    Electronic data (1 file : ca. 250 kilobytes).
    remote
  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries, 2003.

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General Note:
Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Elizabeth S. Wright. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc. and Elizabeth S. Wright.
This electronic edition has been transcribed from the book provided by Wellesley College.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection North American slave narratives.
Title from electronic title page (viewed June 14, 2004).
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and images (JPEG).
Original Version Note:
Transcribed from: Josiah : the maimed fugitive : a true tale / by Henry Bleby. London : Sold at the Wesleyan Conference Office, 1873. (London : Printed by William Nichols). ii, 188 p. : ill., port.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title.
System Details Note:
System requirements: PC with modem or direct Internet connection.
Subject:
Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
Henson, Josiah 1789-1883
African American clergy Biography
African Americans Biography
Fugitive slaves Canada Biography
Fugitive slaves Maryland Biography
Plantation life Maryland History 18th century
Plantation life Maryland History 19th century
Slavery Maryland History 18th century
Slavery Maryland History 19th century
Enslaved persons Maryland Biography
Underground Railroad
Genre:
Slave narratives.

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