Venture Smith (1729 - 1805) was an African slave brought to the American colonies as a child. His history was documented when he gave a narrative of his life to a schoolteacher, who wrote it down and published it under the title "A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa: But Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself". Venture Smith was born Broteer Furro in Dukandarra, Guinea. Wikipedia
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The Narrative of Venture Smith Captured by an enemy tribe in Africa, then sold into slavery in America, one man managed to beat the odds. content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4813
