What it sounds like. I was at an African-American history museum today, and while the museum spoke a lot about how terrible slavery was, there was no mention of any individuals who didn't die free, and the slavery period was basically presenter as a giant four century void.
I realize the pragmatic reason for this. Slaves did not have much opportunity to distinguish themselves, much less in a way that would be historically recorded.
But slavery existed in the Americas for a very long time. There must be at least a few noteworthy slaves who have survived in the written record.
I'm not sure about slave narratives written by slaves while they were in bondage. In most of the South, slaves were not allowed to be literate because of fears they could escape easier or organize rebellions. Most slave narratives were written by editors interviewing slaves after they had escaped. However, of those narratives there are many famous ones that are great to read.
One of the most famous is Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. He was actually born a freeman and was kidnapped into slavery from Washington D.C. in 1841. The movie they made is alright, but the book is much better.
Another good one is Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. This one is significant because it is one of the few narratives that gives the perspective of a female slave.
And then of course there is one of the most famous memoirs, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.
UNC has a big southern history program and they have most of the known slave narratives for free online. Here's the link: https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/chron.html
As for a book that is not a true slave narrative but one you might find interesting is Celia, a slave: A True Story. It's a history book about a slave who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her master until she clubbed him to death. Female slaves being assaulted by their masters is a common theme in most female narratives, and Celia is probably the most famous example.