Austin Steward
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Austin Steward (1793-1860) was an African-American abolitionist and author. He was born a slave of William Helm in Prince William County, Virginia. In 1815, Steward escaped to Canada where he joined the Wilberforce Colony, an establishment of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). His autobiography, Twenty-Two Years a Slave was published in 1857.
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- Twenty-Two Years a Slave
- Spartacus Educational:Austin Seward
- Works by Austin Steward at Project Gutenberg
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