Thomas Bluett. Some Memoirs of the Life of Job, the Son of Solomon, the
High Priest of Boonda in Africa; who was a Slave about two years in Maryland;
and afterwards being brought to England, was set free, and sent to his
Native Land in the year 1734. London: Printed for R. Ford, 1734.
Life of Job
This eighteenth-century narrative, written by Thomas Bluett at the request
of Job, is one of the first slave narratives ever published. Job’s
purpose in telling the story of his life in Africa, his lineage, and religion
is to prove his own humanity and by extension, the humanity of African
people. The white audience Job reached was largely wealthy, middle-class
and European.
- Separation
- Slave Narratives
- Life of Job
- Peter Still
- Solomon Northup
- Thomas Smallwood
- Austin Steward
- Louisa Picquet
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