The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C.: Embracing an account of his early life, the redemption by purchase of himself and family f

By Lunsford Lane

Book Overview

Lunsford Lane (May 30, 1803 - June 27, 1879) was a formerly enslaved African-American entrepreneur from North Carolina who bought freedom for himself and his family. In his autobiography, Lane shows the plight of slavery, even for the relatively privileged slaves. In his autobiography, Lane retells his childhood as the son of house slaves, his entrepreneurial efforts while still enslaved, his efforts to buy his own freedom and his family's, and the legal case by which he almost lost everything, including being tarred and feathered. This edition also includes the chapter on his life from Anti-slavery leaders of North Carolina (1898), by John Spencer Bassett.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08BWFVZJK
• ISBN13: 9798660007682
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"