I was Born a Slave. : an Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives Volume One, 1770-1849 :

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A narrative of the most remarkable particulars in the life of James Albert Ukasaw Gronniosaw, an African prince -- The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African -- Life of William Grimes, the runaway slave -- The confessions of Nat Turner, the leader of the late insurrection in Southampton, Va. -- Slavery in the United States: a narrative of the life and adventures of Charles Ball, a black man, who lived forty years in Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia as a slave -- A narrative of the adventures and escape of Moses Roper, from American slavery -- Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave -- Narratives of the sufferings of Lewis and Milton Clarke, sons of a soldier of the Revolution, during a captivity of more than twenty years among the slaveholders of Kentucky -- Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitive slave -- The life of Josiah Henson, formerly a slave, now an inhabitant of Canada.
The narratives in this volume include tales of Africa, pirate ships, wild animals, witches; a slave who had ten owners, and another who led a rebellion that killed fifty-five whites; the kidnapping of a white woman and her rescue by a slave; the nightmarish tortures of the infamous Mr. Gooch; the tragicomic experiences of a pair of "white slaves"; and the story of the "original Uncle Tom."-- From publisher's description.

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