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Harrison Berry (1816-ca. 1882)

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Mohr, Clarence L

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Encyclopedia article about Harrison Berry. Harrison Berry, a literate slave artisan from middle Georgia, was the only black Georgian known to have written publicly about slavery while still in bondage. Born in 1816 on the Jones County plantation of David Berry, Harrison received reading instruction from his master's children and was, in his own judgment, reared "under auspicious circumstances." Nonetheless, in many respects his life as a slave was fairly typical: despite his literacy, he worked as a field hand and a craftsman, and he had three different owners before emancipation.
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  1. African American Authors
  2. African Americans
  3. Berry, Harrison, B. 1816
  4. Georgia
  5. Slave Narratives
  6. Slaver
  7. Slaves

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