Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1705 – 28 September 1775), also known as James Albert, was an enslaved African man who is considered the first published African in Britain. Gronniosaw is known for his 1772 narrative autobiography ''A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself'', which was the first slave narrative published in England. His autobiography recounted his early life in present-day Nigeria, his enslavement, and his eventual emancipation. Provided by Wikipedia
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    A narrative of the most remarkable particulars in the life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince by Gronniosaw, James Albert Ukawsaw

    [Newport, R.I.] : Bath printed: Newport, Rhode-Island: reprinted and sold by S. Southwick, in Queen-Street, 1774
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    Black Atlantic writers of the eighteenth century : living the new exodus in England and the Americas

    New York : St. Martin's Press, 1995
    1st ed.
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    Slave narratives.

    New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Putnam, 2000
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    Lapham's quarterly: Means of communication

    New York, NY : American Agora Foundation, 2012
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