Slavery & Abolition in the US
Select Publications of the 1800s
Contact us
Society of Friends
Society of Friends. Elizabeth, A Colored Minister of the Gospel, Born in Slavery. Philadelphia: Tract Association of Friends, 1889.
The pamphlet tells the story of a woman named Elizabeth who was born in 1766. It is an autobiographical account from when she was 97 years old with notes from the publisher at the end. She addresses the impact of the early separation from her slave mother and father which eventually led to her becoming a Christian minister. She traveled across the United States in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan to hold scriptural meetings even though it was forbidden at the time because she was a woman. She also established a school for African American orphans. The pamphlet was originally published in 1863.
Each of the following links will open in a new window.
Read the book