Aunt Sally, 1858
The book's sub-title is A narrative of the slave-life and purchase of the mother of Rev. Isaac Williams, of Detroit, Michigan. At the time of publication, Aunt Sally was living in Detroit with her son, Issac, a pastor of a Methodist church. Sally had been a slave in Fayettville, North Carolina when, around twenty-five years before the book's publication, she was separated from Issac and sold to a speculator in Alabama. The engraving shown here was apparently based on an eye-witness drawing.
Image Title
Aunt Sally, 1858
RegID
SI-OB-541
Date
1858
Title
Aunt Sally, 1858
Source
Aunt Sally or, The Cross the Way of Freedom (Cincinnati, 1859), facing title page
Language
English
Item sets
Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals
Spatial Coverage
North America--North Carolina
Reproduced In
Aunt Sally or, The Cross the Way of Freedom (Cincinnati, 1859), facing title page
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
2-Apr-16
Identifier
Sally01