A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw.

This episode is a reading of the narrative autobiography first published in 1772. It recounts Gronniosaw’s early life in present day Nigeria, his enslavement in New York and New Jersey and life in England.

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American Slavery Remembered honors the lives of the millions of Black people enslaved in the United States of America. Here you will find their stories read just as they were written. May we never forget the souls who lived, suffered and died in the making of America.