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James Lindsay Smith
American slave narrative author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Lindsay Smith (ca. 1816 – ca. 1883) was an American slave narrative author, minister, and shoemaker.[1][2] His memoir Autobiography of James L. Smith (1881) was one of only six slave narratives published in Connecticut.[3]
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Born | 1816 (1816) Northern Neck, Virginia, US |
Died | 1883(1883-00-00) (aged 66–67) Norwich, Connecticut, US |
Occupation | Author, minister, shoemaker |
Language | English |
Subject | Autobiography, slave narrative |
Notable works | Autobiography of James L. Smith (1881) |
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