Mary Prince was the first black woman to publish an autobiography of her experience as a slave, born in the colony of Bermuda to an enslaved family of African descent. After being sold a number of times and being moved around the Caribbean, she was brought to England as a servant in 1828, and later left her enslaver.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1788 to 1833 · aged 45
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14 languages
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