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Excerpts from James Curry slave narrative
James Curry was born into slavery around 1815 in Person County, North Carolina. In these excerpts from his memoir, he descrbies his mother's experiences as a slave and reflects on the differences between slave labor and paid labor. From James Curry, b. 1815? Narrative of James Curry, A Fugitive Slave. The Liberator, 10 January 1840. Original source available from UNC Libraries / Documenting the American South.
