THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE & NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF J.D. GREEN, A RUNAWAY SLAVE de LOUIS HUGHES, JACOB D. GREEN
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- THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE & NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF J.D. GREEN, A RUNAWAY SLAVE
- LOUIS HUGHES, JACOB D. GREEN
- Idioma: INGLÉS
- Formatos: Pdf, ePub, MOBI, FB2
- ISBN: 8596547009443
- Editorial: DIGICAT
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Overview
"Thirty Years a Slave" gives a glimpse the pitiable conditions of slaves, their inhuman treatment by their owners, the politics of slave markets and their complex relationships with the white population. In this book the author Louis Hughes dwells upon the intimate aspects of his own life like the painful separation with his mother and his marriage, his personal tragedies and his attempts of running away from the bondage of slavery. _x000D_ "Narrative of the Life of J.D. Green, A Runaway Slave" is another remarkable autobiography by Jacob D. Green which dwells on his three prominent attempts to escape in 1839, 1846, and 1848 and his perseverance in the face of failures._x000D_ Louis Hughes was born on a Virginian Plantation to a mixed race parents with a Black slave mother and sold in Richmond slave market in 1844. While still in slavery he learnt about medicines from his master and helped his fellow slaves. After emancipation Hughes became a successful businessman in Wisconsin and wrote his autobiography._x000D_ Jacob D. Green was born into slavery with 113 other slaves on a plantation in Kentucky with only his mother as family. Green did many "awful" things like seeking a murderous revenge from a man who thrashed him and making daring choices that would eventually lead to his freedom.
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