The Bondwoman’s Narrative
This unpublished autobiographical novel was written in the 1850s by a runaway slave. It tells the story of a fugitive as she flees north pursued by slave hunters.
Every Tone a Testimony: An African American Aural History
A Smithsonian Folkways collection of speeches, addresses, folk music, and spirituals that illustrates the evolution of African American aural traditions.
Great Black Speeches
Four speeches first written and delivered in the 19th century by famous black Americans.
The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
A five-disc set of spirituals, blues, work songs, and African American folk music from Africa and the United States.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas
C 14287 & CDW 925
An unabridged recording of the biography of Frederick Douglas narrated by Charles Turner. Non-fiction.
The Price of a Child
In 1855, a young slave woman contacts members of the Underground Railroad in an attempt to escape to Nicaragua with her two children. Fiction.
Slaves in the Family
An invitation to a family reunion in South Carolina prompts Ball (a journalist) to exhaustively research the story of his slave-owning ancestors and search for the descendents of the people they owned.