Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson,…

"Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson" is a slave narrative published in 1875. Thompson recounts his childhood in Mississippi, where he witnessed families torn apart to prevent rebellion after his owner's death. He describes his mother's passing, his uncle's desperate attempt to remain with his wife, and his own experiences being hired out to different plantations. As an adult slave, Thompson taught Christianity to fellow enslaved people, later becoming a preacher in the United Brethren Church. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Thompson, Charles, 1833-
Title Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South.
Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography_of_a_Slave
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
Subject Enslaved persons -- Mississippi -- Biography
Subject Thompson, Charles, 1833-
Subject Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889) -- Clergy -- Biography
Subject African Americans -- Mississippi -- Biography
Subject African American clergy -- Mississippi -- Biography
Subject Fugitive slaves -- Mississippi -- Biography
Subject Plantation life -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century
Subject Enslaved persons -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs
Subject African Americans -- Mississippi -- Religion
Subject Slavery -- Mississippi -- History
Subject Enslaved persons' writings, American -- Mississippi
Category Text
EBook-No. 9941
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 27, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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