Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman
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Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman

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Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman

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"Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman" is a slave narrative, detailing Austin Steward's early life of enslavement and escape, as well as his years of freedom and work at Wilber force Colony.Austin Steward (1793 – 1869) was an African-American abolitionist and author. He was born a slave and escaped from Virginia at about age 21, settling in Rochester, New York, and then Canada.Contents: Slave Life on the PlantationAt the Great HouseHorse-racing and Its ConsequencesJourney to Our New Home in New YorkIncidents at Sodus BayRemoval From Sodus to BathDuelingHorse-racing and General TrainingDeath Bed and Bridal ScenesHired Out to a New MasterThoughts on FreedomCapt. Helm — Divorce — KidnappingLocate in the Village of RochesterIncidents in Rochester and VicinitySad Reverses of Capt. HelmBritish Emancipation of SlaveryOration — Termination of SlaveryCondition of Free Colored PeoplePersecution of the Colored PeopleRemoval to CanadaRoughing It in the Wilds of CanadaNarrow Escape of a SmugglerNarrative of Two Fugitives From VirginiaPleasant Re-union of Old and Tried FriendsPrivate Losses and Private DifficultiesIncidents and Peculiarities of the IndiansOur Difficulties With Israel LewisDesperation of a Fugitive SlaveA Narrow Escape From My EnemiesDeath of B. Paul, and Return of His BrotherMy Family Return to RochesterThe Land Agent and the SquatterCharacter and Death of I. LewisMy Return to RochesterBishop Brown — Death of My DaughterCelebration of the First of AugustCorrespondence Letter From A. Steward to Wm. L. Garrison

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Table of contents

  1. Twenty-Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a Freeman
  2. Table of Contents
  3. FROM GOVERNOR CLARK
  4. PREFACE
  5. CHAPTER I SLAVE LIFE ON THE PLANTATION
  6. CHAPTER II AT THE GREAT HOUSE
  7. CHAPTER III HORSE-RACING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
  8. CHAPTER IV JOURNEY TO OUR NEW HOME IN NEW YORK
  9. CHAPTER V INCIDENTS AT SODUS BAY
  10. CHAPTER VI REMOVAL FROM SODUS TO BATH
  11. CHAPTER VII DUELING
  12. CHAPTER VIII HORSE-RACING AND GENERAL TRAINING
  13. CHAPTER IX DEATH BED AND BRIDAL SCENES
  14. CHAPTER X HIRED OUT TO A NEW MASTER
  15. CHAPTER XI THOUGHTS ON FREEDOM
  16. CHAPTER XII CAPT. HELM — DIVORCE — KIDNAPPING
  17. CHAPTER XIII LOCATE IN THE VILLAGE OF ROCHESTER
  18. CHAPTER XIV INCIDENTS IN ROCHESTER AND VICINITY
  19. CHAPTER XV SAD REVERSES OF CAPT. HELM
  20. CHAPTER XVI BRITISH EMANCIPATION OF SLAVERY
  21. CHAPTER XVII ORATION — TERMINATION OF SLAVERY
  22. CHAPTER XVIII CONDITION OF FREE COLORED PEOPLE
  23. CHAPTER XIX PERSECUTION OF THE COLORED PEOPLE
  24. CHAPTER XX REMOVAL TO CANADA
  25. CHAPTER XXI ROUGHING IT IN THE WILDS OF CANADA
  26. CHAPTER XXII NARROW ESCAPE OF A SMUGGLER
  27. CHAPTER XXIII NARRATIVE OF TWO FUGITIVES FROM VIRGINIA
  28. CHAPTER XXIV PLEASANT RE-UNION OF OLD AND TRIED FRIENDS
  29. CHAPTER XXV PRIVATE LOSSES AND PRIVATE DIFFICULTIES
  30. CHAPTER XXVI INCIDENTS AND PECULIARITIES OF THE INDIANS
  31. CHAPTER XXVII OUR DIFFICULTIES WITH ISRAEL LEWIS
  32. CHAPTER XXVIII DESPERATION OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE
  33. CHAPTER XXIX A NARROW ESCAPE FROM MY ENEMIES
  34. CHAPTER XXX DEATH OF B. PAUL, AND RETURN OF HIS BROTHER
  35. CHAPTER XXXI MY FAMILY RETURN TO ROCHESTER
  36. CHAPTER XXXII THE LAND AGENT AND THE SQUATTER
  37. CHAPTER XXXIII CHARACTER AND DEATH OF I. LEWIS
  38. CHAPTER XXXIV MY RETURN TO ROCHESTER
  39. CHAPTER XXXV BISHOP BROWN — DEATH OF MY DAUGHTER
  40. CHAPTER XXXVI CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST OF AUGUST
  41. CHAPTER XXXVII CONCLUSION
  42. CORRESPONDENCE LETTER FROM A. STEWARD TO WM. L. GARRISON