Recollections of a Former Slave

by James Lindsay Smith

Floggings, undernourishment, overwork, substandard housing, humiliation, physical and psychological abuse of every sort -- these were standard features of a slave's life in the American South for centuries until the end of the Civil War. In this day and age -- when stories about cruelty to animals causes widespread outrage -- it may be difficult for most Americans to realize that such gross mistreatment of human beings was tolerated without a second...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591022045
• ISBN13: 9781591022046
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"