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(4.5) | None | Josiah Henson (1789 - 1883) was an author, abolitionist and minister. He was born into slavery in Maryland, and escaped to Canada in 1830, where he founded a settlement for fugitive slaves in Ontario. Henson's autobiography, 'The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself' (1849), is thought to have inspired the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. The autobiography was written down by the abolitionist Samuel Atkins Eliot, a former mayor of Boston and state legislator. It traces Henson's life from his birth into slavery in 1789; his escape to Canada; his participation in the founding of the Dawn Settlement for fugitive slaves; and his trips to England to raise funds for the settlement.… (more) |
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I was born, June 15, 1789, in Charles County, Maryland, on a farm belonging to Mr. Francis N., about a mile from Port Tobacco.  | |
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I will conclude my narrative by simply recording my gratitude, heartfelt and inexpressible, to God, and to many of my fellow-men, for the vast improvements in my condition, both physical and mental; for the great degree of comfort with which I am surrounded; for the good I have been able to effect; for the light which has risen upon me; for the religious privileges that I enjoy, and the religious hopes I am permitted to cherish; for the prospects opening to my children, so different from what they might have been; and finally, for the cheering expectation of benefiting not only the present, but many future generations of my race. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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None ▾Book descriptions Josiah Henson (1789 - 1883) was an author, abolitionist and minister. He was born into slavery in Maryland, and escaped to Canada in 1830, where he founded a settlement for fugitive slaves in Ontario. Henson's autobiography, 'The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself' (1849), is thought to have inspired the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. The autobiography was written down by the abolitionist Samuel Atkins Eliot, a former mayor of Boston and state legislator. It traces Henson's life from his birth into slavery in 1789; his escape to Canada; his participation in the founding of the Dawn Settlement for fugitive slaves; and his trips to England to raise funds for the settlement. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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