Lunsford Lane, b. 1803 The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an Account of His Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family from Slavery, and His Banishment from the Place of His Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin. Published by Himself.

Lunsford Lane, b. 1803

The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an Account of His Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family from Slavery, and His Banishment from the Place of His Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin. Published by Himself.

Boston: J.G. Torrey, Printer, 1842.

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North Carolina Slave Narratives (In print, the UNC Press)

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African Americans -- North Carolina -- Raleigh -- Biography.
Freedmen -- United States -- Biography.
Lane, Lunsford, b. 1803.
Raleigh (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century.
Slaves -- North Carolina -- Raleigh -- Biography.
Slaves' writings, American -- North Carolina.

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