Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Hughes, Louis 1832 1913 Hughes, Louis B. Thirty Years a Slave From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution of Slavery as Seen on the Plantation and in the Home of the Planter: Autobiography of Louis Hughes Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Brett Koonce and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger Transcriber's note: The inconsistent spellings of the original have been retained in this etext. "Thirty Years a Slave" by Louis Hughes is an autobiographical historical account written during the late 19th century. This powerful narrative chronicles the life of Hughes, an enslaved man born in Virginia who was sold multiple times before ultimately finding himself in Mississippi. The work explores the harsh realities of slavery, detailing the brutal treatment of slaves, the impact of family separations, and the longing for freedom. The opening of "Thirty Years a Slave" introduces readers to the early life of Louis Hughes. Born in 1832, he describes the traumatic experience of being sold away from his mother and family at a young age. As he recounts his journey from Virginia to various plantations, including the grim realities of slave markets and the physical and emotional abuse levied on enslaved individuals, Hughes sets a stark tone for his memoir. He also shares glimpses of personal resilience, particularly in the warmth of relationships formed with fellow slaves and the bittersweet moments of life on a plantation. This opening chapter effectively lays the foundation for Hughes' comprehensive narrative of survival and resistance against the backdrop of slavery in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Biography Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography Hughes, Louis, 1832- Plantation life -- Alabama Enslaved persons -- Alabama -- Social conditions -- 19th century E300 Text African American Writers Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 302259 302260 2024-10-05T04:55:03.572821 2023-10-05T05:43:44.099406 text/html text/html 301696 2021-01-26T16:57:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 107014 2021-01-26T16:57:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 182620 2024-10-05T04:55:09.587743 application/epub+zip 182502 2024-10-05T04:55:05.620801 application/epub+zip 182502 2024-10-05T04:55:04.364796 application/epub+zip 326550 2024-10-05T04:55:12.744740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309599 2024-10-05T04:55:08.774731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323864 2022-09-05T07:59:13.577244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272246 271967 2024-10-05T04:55:03.028825 2023-10-05T05:43:43.773321 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273282 2020-12-19T21:44:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103074 2020-12-19T21:44:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20991 2024-10-05T04:55:12.872717 application/rdf+xml 13061 2024-10-05T04:55:04.901762 image/jpeg 3472 2024-10-05T04:55:04.630767 image/jpeg 172868 2024-10-05T04:55:03.599791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog