James W. C. Pennington
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James William Charles Pennington was an American historian, abolitionist, orator, minister, writer, and social organizer. Pennington is the first Black student known to have attended Yale University.
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Portrait of James W.C. Pennington (1984)
Slave narrative
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The slave narrative is a type of literary genre involving the autobiographical accounts of enslaved persons, particularly black Africans enslaved in the Americas, though many other examples exist. Ove
James W. C. Pennington
…raising money for the abolition cause. He had completed writing his memoir, The Fugitive Blacksmith, which was first published in 1849 in London. This slave narrative recounted his journey from slavery to the status of educated minister. While in Europe, Pennington was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University…
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, one of the most famous slave narratives
Slave narrative of Thomas H. Jones published in 1871