American Slavery Remembered

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American Slavery Remembered honors the lives of the millions of Black people enslaved in the United States of America. Here you will find their stories read just as they were written. May we never for... more

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August 23, 2025 The Narrative of Lunsford Lane Formerly of Raleigh, NC.
This episode is a reading of "The Narrative of Lunsford Lane Formerly of Raleigh, NC. Published by Himself." Published in Boston in 1842.
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1h 37min
April 15, 2025 Sketch of the Life of Mr. Lewis Charlton
This episode is a reading of "Sketch of the life of Mr. Lewis Charlton : and Reminiscences of Slavery" published in Portland, Maine in 1870.
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32min
November 08, 2024 In Search of Family Sold
This episode is a reading of newspaper advertisements by formerly enslaved men and women after the Civil War, in search of loved ones from whom they were separated during slavery.
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57min
June 30, 2024 Twelve Years a Slave. A Narrative of Solomon Northup
This episode is a reading of Twelve Years of Slave. Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana. Published in 1853.
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8h 29min
April 17, 2024 The Gift of Another’s Lifetime
This episode is a reading of deeds recorded in South Carolina between 1780 and 1827. The deeds selected are those that gave enslaved people as gifts. These deeds are among thousands listed for Lawrence and Newberry counties.
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1h 49min
March 17, 2024 Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley
This episode is a reading of Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley, Formerly a Slave, but More Recently a Modiste and Friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. Published in 1868.
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5h 38min
March 15, 2024 A Colored Man’s Reminiscences of James Madison, by Paul Jennings, 1865
This episode is a reading of A Colored Man’s Reminiscences of James Madison by Paul Jennings, published in 1865.
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20min
February 07, 2024 Life enslaved at Monticello
This episode is a reading of first hand accounts of life at Monticello while enslaved by President, Thomas Jefferson. It includes an account by his son, Madison Hemings. Jefferson owned 607 people, 4 of whom were his own children. His enslaved children were granted their freedom at age 21. Bankrupt at death, Jefferson’s remaining enslaved men, women and children were sold across the country to pay off his significant debt.
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1h 48min
November 20, 2023 The Fugitive Blacksmith: James W. C. Pennington
A reading of The Fugitive Blacksmith; or Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States.
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2h 16min
November 09, 2023 Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself.
This episode is a reading of the Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself. Originally published in New York in 1849.
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5h 2min

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