Greensbury Washington Offley | |
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| Born | December 18, 1808 Centerville, Maryland, US |
| Died | March 22, 1896 (aged 87) New Bedford, Massachusetts, US |
| Pen name | G. W. Offley |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography, slave narrative |
| Notable works | A Narrative of the Life and Labors of the Rev. G. W. Offley, a Colored Man, Local Preacher and Missionary (1859) |
Greensbury Washington Offley (December 18, 1808 – March 22, 1896)[1] was an American slave narrative author and minister. Born into slavery in Maryland and eventually freed, Offley wrote A Narrative of the Life and Labors of the Rev. G. W. Offley, a Colored Man, Local Preacher and Missionary (1859), one of only six slave narratives published in Connecticut.[2][3]
- ^ Webb, Christy. "Summary of A Narrative of the Life and Labors of the Rev. G. W. Offley". Documenting the American South. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ Bontemps, Arna, ed. (1971). Five Black Lives: The Autobiographies of Venture Smith, James Mars, William Grimes, Rev. G.W. Offley, James L. Smith. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-4036-2. OCLC 811857708.
- ^ Gardner, Eric (2013). "Offley, Greensbury Washington". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.35430. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1. Retrieved 2022-02-25.