John Nassivera
John Nassivera
John Nassiverais an American author, playwright and college professor...
africa captured caribbean few illegal man narratives remembered remembers slave slaves sold teach voyage
There are very few slave narratives because it was illegal to teach slaves to read and write. This man remembered being captured in Africa when he was 16. He remembers vividly the voyage to the Caribbean Islands, being sold to a ship's captain.
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I spoke with a descendent named Jim Brace, who lives in St. Albans. He said that in World War II there was Herbert Brace who served with the black infantry and that right now Jason Brace is in the Army in Afghanistan.