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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Jarena Lee

Born: February 11, 1783
Died: 1864 (aged 80)
Bio: Jarena Lee was a 19th-century African-American woman who left behind an eloquent account of her religious experience. The publishing of her autobiography made Lee the first African American woman to have an autobiography published in the United States.
Known for:
- Spiritual Narratives