Life of William J. Brown of Providence, R. I. With Personal Recollections of Incidents in Rhode Island

Name: Life of William J. Brown of Providence, R. I. With Personal Recollections of Incidents in Rhode Island
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ISBN: 9781584655374

ISBN-10: 1584655372

ISBN-13: 9781584655374

Edition: 2006

Authors: William Brown, Joanne Pope Melish, Rosalind C. Wiggins

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The son and grandson of slaves owned by abolitionist Moses Brown, William J. Brown was a free African American born in Providence in 1814. Brown published his captivating autobiography, The Life of William J. Brown of Providence, R.I., in 1883. His compelling and insightful story is a memorable portrait of life and society in nineteenth-century New England: his childhood, his unusually good educational opportunities, employment, contemporary race relations, the port's bustling seafaring life, temperance, religion, organized societies, and local and national politics. He wrote of prominent African American contemporaries, including Frederick Douglass and Henry Bibb, and of African American…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press
Publication date: 6/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 182
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Foreword



Preface to the 1883 Edition


Introduction



The Life of William J. Brown of Providence, RI, With Personal Recollections of Incidents in Rhode Island