Thirty years a slave - from bondage to freedom: the institution of slavery as seen on the plantation and in the home of the planter
Auteur :
Hughes, Louis
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9781588380913
Date de publication :
1 mars 2002
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Louis Hughes was born as an enslaved person in Virginia and at age twelve was sold away from his mother, whom he never saw again. Sold to a wealthy slaveowner, who had a home near Memphis and plantation nearby in Mississippi, Hughes was held in bondage as an enslaved house servant for three decades.