Thirty Years a Slave (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781479193684)

Slave narratives by African slaves from North America were first published in England in the 18th century. They soon became the main form of African-American literature in the 19th century. Slave narratives were publicized by abolitionists, who sometimes participated as editors, or writers if slaves were not literate. During the first half of the 19th century, the controversy over slavery in the United States led to impassioned literature on both sides of the issue. To present the reality of slavery, a number of former slaves published accounts of their enslavement and their escapes to freedom, this is one such narrative by Louis Hughes of Milwaukee, first published in 1897.

Author: Alex Struik, Louis Hughes
ISBN-10: 1479193682
ISBN-13: 9781479193684
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/23/2012
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d