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Book/Printed Material 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

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Title

  • 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

Names

  • Lane, Lunsford, 1803-approximately 1863
  • African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston, Printed for the Publisher, Hewes and Watson's Print., 1845.

Headings

  • -  Lane, Lunsford,--1803-approximately 1863
  • -  Enslaved persons--North Carolina--Biography

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • iv, [5]-54 p. 16 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E444 .L261
  • E185 .A254 container L, no. 154a Another copy. Formerly part of YA Collection: YA 24896. Source unknown.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 03027371

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Lane, Lunsford, Approximately 1863, and African American Pamphlet Collection. 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. Boston, Printed for the Publisher, Hewes and Watson's Print, 1845. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/03027371/.

APA citation style:

Lane, L. & African American Pamphlet Collection. (1845) 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. Boston, Printed for the Publisher, Hewes and Watson's Print. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/03027371/.

MLA citation style:

Lane, Lunsford, Approximately 1863, and African American Pamphlet Collection. 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. Boston, Printed for the Publisher, Hewes and Watson's Print, 1845. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/03027371/>.