High quality reprint of Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro: His anti-slavery labours in the United States, Canada, and England. by Samuel Ringgold Ward.

Samuel Ringgold Ward ... was born to slave parents in Maryland in 1817. He and his family fled to freedom in the north ... Ward became affliated with various antislavery societies ... while actively aiding fugitive slaves ... In 1853 he went to Great Britain to lecture ... In London English abolitionists urged him to write 'The autobiography of a fugitive Negro'.

Excerpt from Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro: His Anti-Slavery Labours in the United States, Canada and England Good crtrzen, but they came upon me, and accused me of crrme I knew I was Innocent, but I felt 1t my duty to go before the court, to declare and to prove my Innocence For that reason I let that lrttle Marshal, I thrnk you call hrm, put handcuffs on me You know, gentlemen, handcuffs don't hurt an Innocent man' But after they put the Irons on me, they told me they were takrng me as a runaway slave' Drdn't I tell you I was In nocent9 They confessed I was If I had k what they were about, do you thrnk I should have let that lrttle ordrnary man put trons on me 9 N o, mdeed' I have told you how decertfully they took me When I saw a good chance, I thought It was not wrong to break away from them I watched my opportunrty I dashed out of the door, I ran lrke a man runnrng for hrs freedom, but they overtook me, and brought me back, and here I am lrke a wrld beast, charned and caged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Autobiography of A Fugitive Negro: His Anti-Slavery Labours in The United States, Canada, & England Autobiography of A Fugitive Negro: His Anti-Slavery Labours in The United States, Canada, & England (1855) THE idea of writing some account of my travels was first suggested to me by a gentleman who has not a little to do with the bringing out of this work. The Rev. Dr. Campbell also encouraged the suggestion. I then thought that a series of letters in a newspaper would answer the purpose. Circumstances over which I had no control placed it beyond my power to accomplish the design in that form of publication. A few months ago I was requested to spend an evening with some ardent friends of the Negro race, by the arrangement of Mrs. Massie, at her house, Upper Clapton. Her zeal and constancy in behalf of the American Slave are well known on both sides of the Atlantic. Nor is there, I believe, a more earnest friend of my kindred race than is her husband. With him I have repeatedly taken counsel on the best modes of serving our cause. Late in August last, Dr. Massie urged on me the propriety of preparing a volume which might remain as a parting memorial of my visit to England, and serve to embody and perpetuate the opinions and arguments I had often employed to promote the work of emancipation. Peter Carstairs, Esq., of Madras, being present, cordially and frankly encouraged the project; and other friends, in whose judgment I had confidence, expressed their warmest approval. My publisher has generously given every facility for rendering the proposal practicable. To him I owe my warmest obligations for the promptitude and elegance with which the Volume has been prepared.