This message appeared on Va-Hist on 27 February 2007 and can be read in
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http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/lists/vahistarch.htm under the subject
heading "UVa Library Acquires Unknown Slave Narrative."

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:26 AM
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Subject: Re: Slave Narrative for WPA Project

perhaps someone here from U.Va. can fill me in on this and share with
the group- last week I read online that U.Va. has acquired an extremely
rare copy of the published autobiography of a slave who made his way to
Canada. It sounded quite interesting, but now I can't find the website
where I read it. Since he was in another country altogether and writing
his own life, not telling a white face 'from the government', it might
give a more honest picture of what his life, at least, was like. As I
recall, it will be available for reading at U.Va. and they hope to
publish it in the future.

Thanks,

Nancy



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