Twenty-Eight Years A Slave: Or The Story Of My Life In Three Continents (1909) is a memoir written by Thomas L. Johnson. The book details Johnson's life as a slave for 28 years in America before escaping and traveling to Europe and Africa. Johnson describes the brutalities he endured as a slave, including being whipped and forced to work long hours in the fields. He also discusses the challenges he faced as a free Black man in Europe and Africa, including discrimination and poverty. Johnson's memoir provides a firsthand ...
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Twenty-Eight Years A Slave: Or The Story Of My Life In Three Continents (1909) is a memoir written by Thomas L. Johnson. The book details Johnson's life as a slave for 28 years in America before escaping and traveling to Europe and Africa. Johnson describes the brutalities he endured as a slave, including being whipped and forced to work long hours in the fields. He also discusses the challenges he faced as a free Black man in Europe and Africa, including discrimination and poverty. Johnson's memoir provides a firsthand account of the horrors of slavery and the struggles faced by Black people in the late 19th century.Twenty-Eight Years A Slave In Virginia, Afterwards, At Forty Years Of Age, A Student In Spurgeon s College, Missionary In Africa, Evangelist In England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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