The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave

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Henson's autobiography was first published in 1849, it was later reprinted in 1858 and 1879 with a foreword written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. These excerpts come directly from Henson's autobiography.

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Ex-Slave Narratives

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"The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave," , , Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4793