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Collections >> Titles by Thomas H. Jones >> Broadside Announcing Jones' Preaching Engagements
Broadside Announcement
FROM the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Call number CbB J79
Once he fled captivity, Jones became a vocal advocate of the antislavery movement. He lectured and preached against slavery in a number of states, often attracting large crowds.
This undated broadside, is probably typical of the announcements that were posted to announce the times and places where Jones spoke. It reads:
REV. THOMAS H. JONES,
WHO WAS
A SLAVE 43 YEARS
IN NORTH CAROLINA,
WILL PREACH IN THIS PLACE, ON
[blank space left to fill in specific date and time]
Titles by Thomas H. Jones
- Experience and Personal Narrative of Uncle Tom Jones; Who Was for Forty Years a Slave. Also the Surprising Adventures of Wild Tom, of the Island Retreat, a Fugitive Negro from South Carolina by Thomas H. Jones
- The Experience of Thomas H. Jones, who was a Slave for Forty-Three Years by Thomas H. Jones
- The Experience of Rev. Thomas H. Jones, Who Was a Slave for Forty-Three Years. Written by a Friend, as Related to Him by Brother Jones by Thomas H. Jones
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