The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave: Related by Herself by Mary Prince

The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave: Related by Herself

Mary Prince

66 pages first pub 1831 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics history challenging emotional informative medium-paced

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Mary Prince's narrative was one of the earliest to reveal the ugly truths about slavery in the West Indies to an English reading public that was largely unaware of its atrocities. Prince was born in Bermuda to an enslaved family. She spent her ear...

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