Narrative of the Life of John Quincy Adams
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Adams wrote his memoir at night, after working in the fields all day. He emphasizes the economic motivations enslavers had for selling their enslaved people and about the cruelties of these forced separations. These excerpts are taken directly from Adams's memoir.
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Ex-Slave Narratives
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"Narrative of the Life of John Quincy Adams," , , Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 24, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4792