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The Garies and their Friends

Gelesen von Jim Locke

The book which now appears before the public may be of interest in relation to a question which the late agitation of the subject of slavery has raised in many thoughtful minds, viz. — Are the race at present held as slaves capable of freedom, self-government, and progress. The author is a coloured young man, born and reared in the city of Philadelphia. This city, standing as it does on the frontier between free and slave territory, has accumulated naturally a large population of the mixed and African race. Being one of the nearest free cities of any considerable size to the slave territory, it has naturally been a resort of escaping fugitives, or of emancipated slaves. In this city they form a large class — have increased in numbers, wealth, and standing — they constitute a peculiar society of their own, presenting many social peculiarities worthy of interest and attention. The representations of their positions as to wealth and education are reliable, the incidents related are mostly true ones, woven together by a slight web of fiction. From the Preface by Harriet Beecher Stowe (0 hr 51 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1

30:34

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Chapter 2

25:22

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Chapter 3

17:23

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Chapter 4

26:06

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Chapter 5

18:33

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Chapter 6

25:32

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Chapter 7

25:27

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Chapter 8

20:27

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Chapter 9

19:59

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Chapter 10

14:08

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Chapter 11

20:12

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Chapter 12

18:49

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Chapter 13

15:41

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Chapter 14

23:48

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Chapter 15

17:35

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Chapter 16

18:19

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Chapter 17

18:54

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Chapter 18

23:13

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Chapter 19

18:05

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Chapter 20

34:13

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Chapter 21

12:32

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Chapter 22

12:23

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Chapter 23

17:17

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Chapter 24

18:16

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Chapter 25

18:57

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Chapter 26

21:32

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Chapter 27

21:58

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Chapter 28

26:14

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Chapter 29

23:25

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Chapter 30

20:56

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Chapter 31

24:44

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Chapter 32

23:07

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Chapter 33

22:48

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Chapter 34

26:05

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Chapter 35

22:37

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Chapter 36

26:44

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