Austin Seward
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Austin Seward (1793-1860) was an African-American abolitionist and author. He was born a slave of William Helm in Prince William County, Virginia. In 1815, Seward escaped to Canada where he joined the Wilberforce Colony, an establishment of the Society of Friends. His autobiography, Twenty-Two Years a Slave was published in 1857.
External links
- Twenty-Two Years a Slave (http://docsouth.unc.edu/steward/menu.html)
- Spartacus Educational:Austin Seward (http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASsteward.htm)