Keyword: "Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883" / Collection: Truth is stranger than fiction." An autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson (Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom") from 1789 to 1879. With a preface by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, introductory notes by Wendell Phillips and John G. Whittier, and an appendix on the exodus, by Bishop Gilbert Haven. - Umbra Search Results Search African American History

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He agreed to give me my manumission papers

1. He agreed to give me my manumission papers

Keywords:

Emancipation; Freedmen; Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883; Slaver; Slaves; United States

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I communicated the intention to my wife

2. I communicated the intention to my wife

Keywords:

African American Women; African Americans; Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883; Women

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I shall carry to my grave a scar my master made that day on my head

3. I shall carry to my grave a scar my master made that day on my head

Keywords:

Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883; Scarifications; Slaveholders; Slaver; United States; Whipping

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I was attended by my master's sister, Miss Patty

4. I was attended by my master's sister, Miss Patty

Keywords:

Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883; Nursing; Slaveholders; Slaver; United States

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We were all in a state of great delight

5. We were all in a state of great delight

Keywords:

African American Infants; African Americans; Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883

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Young as I was then, the iron entered into my soul

6. Young as I was then, the iron entered into my soul

Keywords:

African American Mothers; African Americans; Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883

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The overseer ... had brutally assaulted my mother

7. The overseer ... had brutally assaulted my mother

Keywords:

African American Mothers; African Americans; Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883; Slaveholders; Slaver; Slavery; United States

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8. Josiah Henson

Keywords:

African American Authors; African Americans; Freedmen; Henson, Josiah, 1789 1883; Maryland; United States

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