Kentucky-born Brown (1815-1884) escaped from slavery in 1834 to become a physician, abolitionist, reformer, author, and public speaker. Originally published in 1867 (Lee & Shephard), Brown's text
This work, originally published in 1887, was written by George Washington Williams (1849-1891), an African American historian who served in the US Colored Troops. Born into a family of free blacks in