1772, Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Autobiography
- Title
- 1772, Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Autobiography
- Description
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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw published his autobiography in approximately 1772 in England where he lived by this time as a free man. In his book, he recounted the details of his life, including his years in slavery in the Raritan River Valley in New Jersey.
The title of the book is:
A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As related by Himself.
This is one of the earliest autobiographies published by a formerly enslaved person. - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00027
- Event Type
- Communication: Autobiography
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1772
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Source
- Ukawsaw Gronniosaw. A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, As Related by Himself. Bath, England: Printed by W. Gye, 1772.
- Primary Participant
- Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1710-1775)
- Freedom Status
- Free
- Age
- Older Person
- about 60
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1616
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Male
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker