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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave

by Henry Bibb
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Henry Bibb was born in Kentucky in 1815 to an enslaved mother, and it was rumored that his father was the white Kentucky state senator James Bibb. When he was in his late 20s, Henry Bibb managed to make his way to Detroit, and from there, he slipped over the border to Canada, where he settled and founded an anti-slavery publication. In this compelling first-person account, Bibb tells his life story and rails against the evils of the institution of slavery.

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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781620139134
  • Release date: July 8, 2014

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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1180
Text Difficulty:8-10

Henry Bibb was born in Kentucky in 1815 to an enslaved mother, and it was rumored that his father was the white Kentucky state senator James Bibb. When he was in his late 20s, Henry Bibb managed to make his way to Detroit, and from there, he slipped over the border to Canada, where he settled and founded an anti-slavery publication. In this compelling first-person account, Bibb tells his life story and rails against the evils of the institution of slavery.

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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction