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Venture Smith (1729-1805) was an African American writer and former slave. Born Broteer Furro in West Africa, Smith was stolen at the age of six and sold into slavery on the Gold Coast. Purchased by Robinson Mumford of Rhode Island for several gallons of rum and a length of calico, he was renamed “Venture” and put to work at his enslaver’s home. Tortured from a young age by Mumford’s son, Smith attempted to escape in 1754 but was forced to return soon thereafter. Sold to Thomas Stanton in Connecticut, Smith was separated from his wife Meg and daughter Hannah. Abused by Stanton and his brother, Smith forced them to sell him to a slaveowner who would allow him to work for his freedom. In 1765, Smith paid 71 pounds to liberate himself from Oliver Smith, later settling on Long Island and working to pay for his family to join him. Written while Smith was living on his own farm along the Salmon River in Connecticut, A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture (1798) is a groundbreaking work of African American autobiography that has been recognized by scholars as one of the first of its kind by a formerly enslaved person.




4 Ebooks by Venture Smith

Venture Smith: A Narrative of the Life and Adventure of Venture
A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture (1798) is an autobiography by Venture Smith. Written while Smith was living in freedom on his own farm in Connecticut, A Narrative of the Life and Ad …
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€5.49
Sojourner Truth & Solomon Northup: Born a Slave: Anthology
This collection includes over 100 slave narratives and more than a thousands transcripts of recorded interviews made with former salves in the first half of 20th century: Life of William Grimes, …
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€3.99
Frederick Douglass & Harriet Jacobs: Born in Chains – Collected Slave Narratives
E-artnow present the anthology of the most impactful slave narratives. The collection includes the memoirs, letters and biographies of former slaves, with the thousands of recorded interviews made in …
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€2.99
Venture Smith: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident of USA
In ‘A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident of USA’, Venture Smith shares his gripping account of his life as an enslaved African who eventually gained his …
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English
€1.99