Narrative of the Life of J.D. Green, a Runaway Slave, from Kentucky Containing an Account of His Three Escapes, in 1839, 1846, and 1848

by Jacob D. Green

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Genres: History

58 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1864

Reviews

[Susan Molloy · Rating 2 out of 5]

✒️Slow moving narrative with high falutin jargon that did not keep my interest as much as I anticipated. Yet, I am sure it served its purpose in 1864.

📕Published — 1864. In the public domain.

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[Hyacinth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slave narratives are hard to read but needful at the same time. What our people were willing to risk for the taste of freedom. I read this with tears in my eyes and bated breath. Every time he got caught I froze but then he got away again. we must continue to keep the dream alive.

[Christopher Sutch · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fairly recently rediscovered slave narrative (published 1999) originally published in England in 1864. Green had traveled around England for some while lecturing on slavery and this short work is, quite obviously, an attempt to record some of his lectures. The work is episodic and not very well-written, though some of Green's stories and experiences are very interesting (and some humorous); he was probably a much better lecturer than a writer (you can almost hear him telling these stories orally, and how interesting and entertaining it would have been to listen to him!).

[Tina Bush · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good

I liked everything about this book. It's quite disturbing though how evil people can be. This should be read by everyone.