Project Gutenberg 2005-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 113 Stroyer, Jacob 1849 1908 My Life In The South Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net). "My Life In The South" by Jacob Stroyer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a first-hand perspective of the author’s experiences as a formerly enslaved person in the South, detailing the harrowing realities of slavery, family ties, and the gradual journey towards emancipation. The narrative promises to unveil the suffering and resilience of the enslaved population through Stroyer's personal stories, portraying the complexities of their existence before and during the Civil War. At the start of the narrative, Stroyer introduces his family background, explaining that his father was brought from Africa and sold into slavery in South Carolina. He recounts his early childhood on a plantation, highlighting the significant memories of family, including his mother's and father's experiences with slavery, as well as the daily lives of other enslaved individuals. Key details emerge about the treatment of slave children, their difficult conditions in the summer seat (sand hills), and the cruel overseers. The opening captures a vivid and painful recollection of childhood, illustrating both the innocence of youth and the brutal reality of the enslaved life, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his life and the broader context of slavery in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- South Carolina E300 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 188047 185244 2024-10-07T03:55:03.663177 2023-09-07T05:58:16.774216 text/html text/html 184031 2020-12-14T03:02:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 143890 2020-12-14T03:02:53 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 216096 2024-10-07T03:55:10.181175 application/epub+zip 216671 2024-10-07T03:55:06.585187 application/epub+zip 136365 2024-10-07T03:55:05.348204 application/epub+zip 337603 2024-10-07T03:55:12.834150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325553 2024-10-07T03:55:09.380138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225980 2022-09-07T19:53:33.779691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172670 172566 2024-10-07T03:55:03.206206 2023-09-07T05:58:16.464214 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 172545 2020-12-14T03:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62102 2020-12-14T03:02:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19371 2024-10-07T03:55:12.959155 application/rdf+xml 12613 2024-10-07T03:55:05.873183 image/jpeg 3344 2024-10-07T03:55:05.609202 image/jpeg 214082 2024-10-07T03:55:03.684168 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 en.wikipedia