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CONTENTS.
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Its Members—Necessity for Secrecy, | 265 |
Affectionate Relations of Master and Pupils, | 267 |
Confidence and Friendship among Slaves, | 268 |
Slavery the Inviter of Vengeance, | 269 |
Chapter XIX. | |
THE RUNAWAY PLOT. | |
New Year's Thoughts and Reflections, | 271 |
Again hired by Freeland, | 272 |
Still Devising Plans for gaining Freedom, | 273 |
A Solemn Vow—Plan Divulged to the Slaves, | 274 |
Arguments in its Support—The Scheme gains Favor, | 275 |
Danger of Discovery—Difficulty of Concealment, | 276 |
Skill of Slaveholders—Suspicion and Coercion, | 277 |
Hymns with a Double Meaning, | 278 |
Author's Confederates—His Influence over them, | 279 |
Preliminary Consultations—Pass-Words, | 280 |
Conflict of Hopes and Fears—Ignorance of Geography, | 281 |
Survey of Imaginary Difficulties, | 282 |
Effect upon our Minds, | 283 |
Sandy becomes a Dreamer, | 284 |
Route to the North laid out—Objections Considered, | 285 |
Frauds Practiced on Freemen—Passes Written, | 286 |
Anxieties as the Time drew near, | 287 |
Appeals to Comrades—A Presentiment, | 289 |
The Betrayal Discovered, | 290 |
Manner of Arresting us, | 291 |
Resistance made by Henry Harris—Its Effects, | 292 |
Unique Speech of Mrs. Freeland, | 294 |
Our Sad Procession to Easton, | 295 |
Passes Eaten—The Examination at St. Michael's, | 296 |
No Evidence Produced—Who was the Betrayer? | 297 |
Dragged behind Horses—The Jail a Relief, | 298 |
A New set of Tormentors, | 299 |
Release of my Companions, | 300 |
Author taken out of Prison and sent to Baltimore, | 302 |
Chapter XX. | |
APPRENTICESHIP LIFE. | |
Nothing Lost by the Attempt to Run Away, | 304 |
Reasons for sending the Author Away, | 305 |
Unlooked for Clemency in Master Thomas, | 306 |
Return to Baltimore—Change in Little Tommy, | 307 |
Trials in Gardiner's Ship Yard, | 308 |
Desperate Fight with the White Apprentices, | 309 |
Conflict between White and Black Labor, | 310 |
Description of the Outrage, | 313 |
Conduct of Master Hugh, | 315 |
Testimony of a Colored Man Nothing, | 316 |
Spirit of Slavery in Baltimore, | 317 |
Author's Condition Improves, | 318 |