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Old Elizabeth

1766
1 book

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Elizabeth (c. 1766 – June 11, 1866) was an African-American Methodist preacher and former slave. She orated a popular slave narrative about her life, titled Memoir of Old Elizabeth, A Colored Woman, which primarily discussed her faith. It has been referred to as "one of the most remarkable full-length antebellum slavewomen's narratives". In 1766, Elizabeth was born into slavery in Maryland.

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