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The fugitive blacksmith, or, Events in the history of James W.C. Pennington : pastor of a Presbyterian church, New York, formerly a slave in the state of Maryland, United States
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Born Jim Pembroke in 1807, Pennington was a slave on a farm in eastern Maryland, where he worked as a stone mason, blacksmith, and carpenter. In 1828, at the age of 21, he left his parents and elev...
Born Jim Pembroke in 1807, Pennington was a slave on a farm in eastern Maryland, where he worked as a stone mason, blacksmith, and carpenter. In 1828, at the age of 21, he left his parents and eleven siblings and escaped to Pennsylvania. He describes his experiences as a slave, the challenges of his escape, and the trials and triumphs of his life in freedom. At the same time, he explores master/slave relations, treatment of female slaves, daily life, and social relationships within the Maryland slave society. Pennington also conveys his convictions regarding religion, education, and the evils of slavery.
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- North American slave narratives
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- English
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- Electronic edition
- [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
- OCLC
- ocm53437795
- Title from electronic title page (viewed Nov. 12, 2003).
- This electronic edition has been transcribed from a photocopy supplied by University of Texas of the Permian Basin Library. Pages 50-51 were missing from received photocopy, and thus, were transcribed from the 1850 edition.
- This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection North American slave narratives.
- Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc., Elizabeth S. Wright, and Natalia Smith.
- Transcribed from photocopy of: The fugitive blacksmith, or, Events in the history of James W.C. Pennington : pastor of a Presbyterian church, New York, formerly a slave in the state of Maryland, United States. 2nd ed. London : Charles Gilpin, 1849. xvi, 96 p.
- Mode of access: Internet World Wide Web.
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Subjects
- Pennington, James W. C.
- African Americans -- Biography.
- African Americans -- Education.
- African American blacksmiths -- Biography.
- African American Presbyterians -- New York (State) -- Biography.
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography.
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography.
- Slavery -- Maryland.
- Enslaved persons -- Maryland -- Social conditions.
- Slavery -- United States.
- Slavery and the church -- United States.
- Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Plantation life -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century.
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania.
- Presbyterian Church -- Clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.
- Enslaved persons' writings, American.