Bond and Free (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An AutobiographyBy Israel Campbell
Length8h 51m
About this audiobook
Bond and Free is a compelling nineteenth-century slave narrative that joins personal testimony, moral argument, and religious reflection in a sustained indictment of American slavery. Written in plain yet forceful prose, the book recounts the brutalities of bondage, the longing for liberty, and the complex transition into freedom. Its style reflects the conventions of antebellum African American life writing: documentary immediacy, providential interpretation, and an appeal to Christian conscience. In literary context, it belongs beside the narratives of Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, and other formerly enslaved writers who transformed autobiography into political witness. Israel Campbell was an African American minister whose experience of enslavement, spiritual formation, and public religious service shaped the book's urgency and authority. His perspective is that of a man who understood slavery not merely as a social evil but as a profound violation of divine and human law. His ministry gave him both the language of redemption and the public voice necessary to address readers across racial and denominational lines. This book is recommended to readers interested in slave narratives, African American religious history, and the moral literature of abolition. It offers not only historical evidence but also a deeply human meditation on suffering, faith, and liberation.
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Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Preface.
3Chapter I. Birth and Early Years.
4Chapter II. Change and Disappointment.
5Chapter III. A Change of Life.
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6Chapter IV. Another Year--Another Change.
7Chapter V. Marriage of My Mother--Another Parting.
8Chapter VI. A Change of Masters--Result.
9Chapter VII. Another New Year's Day.
10Chapter VIII. Jail Life.
11Chapter IX. New Experiences.
12Chapter X. Married--Slavery.
13Chapter XI. Overseer--The Hog Scrape.
14Chapter XII. Insurrection--Result.
15Chapter XIII. Religious Experience.
16Chapter XIV. My Ministry.
17Chapter XV. Mechanic--Visit My Mother.
18Chapter XVI. Preaching and Working.
19Chapter XVII. A Chapter of Troubles.
20Chapter XVIII. Arrest--Imprisoned.
21Chapter XIX. Fugitive--My Green Brier House.
22Chapter XX. Northward Journey--Adventures.
23Chapter XXI. Journeyings to the Land of Promise.
24Chapter XXII. Across the River--Journey Through Illinois and Ohio.
25Chapter XXIII. Free--Life in Freedom.
26Chapter XXIV. Visit to Kentucky--Result.
27Chapter XXV. The Fugitive Slave Law--Agent.
28Chapter XXVI. Education--Beginning to See Its Advantages.
29Chapter XXVII. Election Troubles--Result.
30Chapter XXVIII. My Trade--How It Ended.
31Chapter XXIX. Another School--Baptist Convention-- Oberlin.
32Chapter XXX. Unfortunate Sale--At Oberlin Again.
33Chapter XXXI. Missionary--Hear From Tennessee.
34Chapter XXXII. Pastoral Charge--Missionary Labors.
35Conclusion.
36Appendix.
37Memorable Quotes
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