A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, A Colored Man
Noah Davis
Read by Bryan Ness
The object of the writer, in preparing this account of himself, is to
RAISE SUFFICIENT MEANS TO FREE HIS LAST TWO CHILDREN FROM SLAVERY.
Having already, within twelve years past, purchased himself, his wife, and five of his children, at a cost, altogether, of over _four thousand dollars_, he now earnestly desires a humane and christian public to
AID HIM IN THE SALE OF THIS BOOK,
for the purpose of finishing the task in which he has so long and anxiously labored.
God has blessed him in an extraordinary manner, not only by granting freedom to him and so large a portion of his family, but by giving him the hope of the gospel, and permitting him to preach that gospel among his own people--in which calling he has been engaged for about twenty-five years. (Excerpted from the book) (1 hr 27 min)
Chapters
| The Object of the Writer | 1:27 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 1 - Early Life in Virginia -- Example of Pious Parents. | 4:41 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 2 - Apprenticed to the Shoe-making -- Learns housework -- Intemperance -- "… | 6:10 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 3 - Religious Experience -- Conviction and Conversion | 9:12 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 4 - Marriage -- License to Preach -- Purchase of Freedom -- Call to Baltimo… | 10:39 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 5 - Experience in Baltimore -- Education -- Purchase of a Wife and two Chil… | 10:23 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 6 - A New Movement in Baltimore -- Erection of a Meeting House for the Afri… | 18:10 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 7 - Account of a Visit to the northern Cities -- True Friends | 11:24 | Read by Bryan Ness |
| Ch. 8 - Conclusion -- Object of this Book -- Sermon | 15:34 | Read by Bryan Ness |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
Different from most slave narratives. It is interesting to see the variance in personality and experiences from that age in history.