Austin Seward
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.
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