Joseph Stephanini

Joseph Stephanini
Born1803
Arta, Ottoman Empire
Died19th Century
OccupationWriter
Known forRunaway Slave,
Author

Joseph Stephanini (Greek: Ιωσήφ Στεφανίνις; 1803–?) was an Ottoman Greek author and runaway slave. He migrated to the United States. He wrote The Personal Narrative of the Sufferings of J. Stephanini pleading to the American people to raise money to free his family from the bondage of slavery. The book began to circulate in the United States in the early 1830s. Many American's learned about the horrors of Ottoman slavery. The Greek Slave Movement evolved and American abolitionists used the subject matter. The most notable subject of the Greek Slave Movement was The Greek Slave statue by Hiram Powers.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Hatzidimitriou, Constantine G. (2002). Founded on Freedom and Virtue Documents Illustrating the Impact in the United States of the Greek War of Independence, 1821-1829. New York: Publisher: Melissa Media. pp. 121–122. ISBN 9780892415724.
  2. ^ Hatchard, J. (1831). The Christian Observer Volume 30. London: Publisher:J. Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly. p. 183. ISBN 9780892415724.
  3. ^ Stephanini, J. (1829). The Personal Narrative of the Sufferings of J. Stephanini. New York: Vanderpool & Cole, Printers. pp. 124–130.
  4. ^ "Personal Narrative of J. Stephanini" (PDF). New York Observer Vol. 7, No. 29 (New York, NY), Page 3. Digital Academic Research Archives. July 18, 1829. Retrieved June 12, 2021.