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PBS

Africans in America: Venture Smith's Narrative on Buying His Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the original text from Venture Smith's narrative on how he purchased his own freedom and his families, and his life afterwards.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Capture, Making of African American Identity: V. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Several narratives of the capture of West Africans, including the famous autobiography of Venture Smith, from the eighteenth century, two accounts of conditions on slave ships, and an audio recording of the memories of the descendants of...
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PBS

Pbs Africans in America: Venture Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This website briefly describes the life of a captured slave, Venture Smith. He is a legend for his size and his feat of buying his and his family's freedom.