02389cam a22003253u 4500 17851 UtSlPG 20260610133421.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 HT Prince, Mary, 1788?-1833 The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2006-02-24 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave" by Mary Prince is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This narrative, one of the first autobiographies by a Black woman in the British empire, details Prince's harrowing experiences as a slave in the Caribbean. It addresses themes of the brutal realities of slavery, the bonds of family, and the quest for freedom, centering around Prince's own traumatic life story. The opening of the narrative begins with Mary Prince recounting her early life in Bermuda, where she was born into slavery. She describes her initial happiness as a young girl cared for by a kind mistress, contrasted sharply with the harsh realities that would soon follow her separation from family and the progression of abuse she faced from various slave owners. As she is passed from one master to another, Prince's stories evoke intense emotions as they highlight the systemic cruelty of slavery—enduring brutal whippings, being sold away from her family, and witnessing the suffering of fellow slaves. Her narrative serves as a powerful testimony to the resilience of the human spirit amidst dehumanizing circumstances, setting the tone for the rest of her account as she strives for recognition of her humanity and the quest for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Slavery -- West Indies Prince, Mary Fugitive slaves -- West Indies -- Biography https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17851 59237 59237