Slave Narrative - Contemporary Slave Narratives

Contemporary Slave Narratives

A contemporary slave narrative is a memoir published now, written by a former slave, or ghost-written on their behalf.

Examples include:

  • Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity – and My Journey to Freedom in America (2003) by Francis Bok and Edward Tivnan.
  • Restavec by Jean-Robert Cadet vividly recounted his life as a restavec in Haiti.
  • "Peter's story", by Peter Doyle, in A tribute to The Lost People of Arlington House, The National Archives, London, 2004.
  • Slave by Mende Nazer and Damien Lewis.
  • Unchained Memories - an HBO documentary with readings from slave narratives (2003).

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