Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua
Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua was a former slave, native of West Africa. He was sold as a slave in 1845 and worked in Brazil as a captive; however, when the ship where he was enslaved crew was at the harbor in New York in 1847, he fled. He studied at the New York Central College in McGrawville for almost three years. In 1854, he moved to Canada; he narrated his autobiography to the abolitionist Samuel Downing Moore in Detroit, who published it. His narrative is the only known document about the slave trade written by a former Brazilian slave. - Summary by Leni
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface and Compiler's Notes | Leni |
00:07:03 |
Play 01 | Chapter 1 | Leni |
00:05:19 |
Play 02 | Chapter 2 | Leni |
00:04:53 |
Play 03 | Chapter 3 | Leni |
00:06:35 |
Play 04 | Chapter 4 | Leni |
00:06:02 |
Play 05 | Chapter 5 | Leni |
00:04:30 |
Play 06 | Chapter 6 | Leni |
00:13:47 |
Play 07 | Chapter 7 part 1 | Leni |
00:41:21 |
Play 08 | Chapter 7 part 2 | Leni |
00:55:28 |