Ashton Warner was a slave, native to the island of St. Vincent's. His narrative, Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's was published in 1831 shortly after his death at "about twenty-four years of age". It was written that he "possesses very prepossessing manners and appearance. His amiable disposition and natural intelligence are striking proofs of what the African is capable, were his...