So in May, 1828, I was bound as fast in wedlock as a slave can be.
Lunsford LaneThe Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C. Embracing an Account of His Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family from Slavery, and His Banishment from the Place of His Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin. Published by Himself, 1842The subject of this marker, in their own words. Carolina Quotes record