Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson was born on June 15, 1789, in Charles County, Maryland, USA. A former enslaved person who escaped to freedom, Henson became a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement. His life story and activism contributed significantly to the fight against slavery and promoted the pursuit of equality and justice.
Personal Name: Josiah Henson
Birth: 1789
Death: 1883
Josiah Henson Books
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One manuscript, in the hand of Samuel Atkins Eliot, dictated from the words of Josiah Henson in 1849. This narrative was first published the same year, to significant fanfare, and was subsquetly issued in numerous editions, both domestically and internationally. In the years following the first published edition of this narrative, Henson was said to have been Harriet Beecher Stowe's inspiration for the character of Uncle Tom. This manuscript contains a number of corrections and insertions, presumably in the hand of Eliot himself.