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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. Cover Image E-book

The fugitive blacksmith, or, Events in the history of James W.C. Pennington [electronic resource] : pastor of a Presbyterian church, New York, formerly a slave in the state of Maryland, United States.

Events in the history of James W.C. Pennington (portion title)
Fugitive blacksmith (portion title)
Pennington, James W. C. (Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

Summary:

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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  • Physical Description: 1 electronic resource
  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001.

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General Note:
Text transcribed by Apex Data Services, Inc. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc., Elizabeth S. Wright, and Natalia Smith.
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.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Nov. 12, 2003).
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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.
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Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities supported the electronic publication of this title.
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Subject:
Pennington, James W. C.
African American blacksmiths > Biography.
African American Presbyterians > New York > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
African Americans > Education.
Enslaved persons' writings, American
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography
Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography.
Plantation life > Maryland > History > 19th century.
Presbyterian Church > New York > Clergy > Biography.
Quakers > Pennsylvania.
Slavery and the church > United States.
Slavery > Moral and ethical aspects.
Slavery > Maryland.
Slavery > United States.
Enslaved persons > Maryland > Social conditions.
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Slave narratives.