The White Slave, or, Memoirs of a Fugitive: a Story of Slave Life in Virginia

The White Slave, or, Memoirs of a Fugitive: a Story of Slave Life in Virginia

The White Slave: Memoirs of a Fugitive is a novel written by R. Hildreth, Esquire in 1852. It is written as a first person narrative depicting the life of mixed-race slaves in antebellum Virginia. The novel delves into the societal position that mixed-race slaves were born into. The story is written from the perspective of Archy, the illegitimate mixed-race child of Colonel Moore, a prominent social figure in Virginia. The story is most notable for its early anti-slavery ideas that were highly influential on abolitionist ideology.

Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865.

London: Ingram, Cooke

1852

Emily Shultis, Robert Wallach, Onelio Mencho

302 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

English

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