Project Gutenberg 2005-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 106 Pennington, James W. C. 1809 1870 The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Fugitive Blacksmith" by James W.C. Pennington is a historical narrative written in the mid-19th century. This work recounts the harrowing experiences of the author, who was formerly a slave in Maryland and later became a pastor in New York. The central theme revolves around the author's escape from slavery, the brutal realities of the chattel system, and the subsequent fight for liberty and identity. Pennington's narrative sheds light on the complexities of slavery as experienced by the enslaved individuals, emphasizing the emotional and societal toll of such an oppressive institution. The opening of "The Fugitive Blacksmith" provides a poignant preface in which Pennington reflects on his past and the impetus behind his writing. He expresses a desire to combat misconceptions about slavery's so-called 'mild forms' and highlights the horrors that ensue from the chattel principle, which reduces human beings to property. Through personal anecdotes, he illustrates the cruelty faced by enslaved individuals, including a harrowing account of a fellow slave’s forced sale and degradation. As he details his birth and early life in slavery, Pennington’s narrative evokes empathy and provides a foundation for understanding his eventual quest for freedom—beginning with his determined flight and the struggles that accompany his quest for autonomy in a perilous socio-political landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Pennington, James W. C. Slavery -- Maryland E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 193540 193541 2024-10-07T04:04:51.073117 2023-09-07T06:06:18.389219 text/html text/html 192317 2020-12-14T03:51:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 71752 2020-12-14T03:51:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 152993 2024-10-07T04:04:58.052119 application/epub+zip 153732 2024-10-07T04:04:54.343133 application/epub+zip 140565 2024-10-07T04:04:53.059190 application/epub+zip 276975 2024-10-07T04:05:00.782160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264313 2024-10-07T04:04:57.219125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170981 2022-09-07T20:05:06.426716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178979 178873 2024-10-07T04:04:50.592175 2023-09-07T06:06:18.024235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 178840 2020-12-14T03:51:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68903 2020-12-14T03:51:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 178831 2020-12-14T03:51:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68885 2020-12-14T03:51:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22631 2024-10-07T04:05:01.438092 application/rdf+xml 11607 2024-10-07T04:04:53.615109 image/jpeg 3041 2024-10-07T04:04:53.334118 image/jpeg 150553 2024-10-07T04:04:51.091150 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia