Austin Steward
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Austin Steward was an African-American abolitionist and author
. He was born a slave of William Helm in Prince William County, Virginia
. His autobiography, Twenty-Two Years a Slave was published in 1857.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. He was born a slave of William Helm in Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia
-National protected areas:* Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge* Manassas National Battlefield Park* Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge* Prince William Forest Park-Government and politics:...
. His autobiography, Twenty-Two Years a Slave was published in 1857.
External links
- Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman; Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years. Rochester, N.Y.: William Alling, 1857.
- Spartacus Educational:Austin Seward