My Life in the South
Jacob Stroyer
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My Life in the South is the vivid and touching autobiography of African-American former slave, Jacob Stroyer. It recounts experiences from his early childhood on the plantation up to his involvement in Confederacy's war effort and eventually his experience of becoming a free man. (2 hr 45 min)
Chapters
| 01 - Chapter 1 Part 1 | 11:10 | Read by Jeffrey Carr |
| 02 - Chapter 1 Part 2 | 20:30 | Read by Tom Crawford |
| 03 - Chapter 1 Part 3 | 20:06 | Read by alwpoe |
| 04 - Chapter 2 Part 1 | 13:32 | Read by Parrot17 |
| 05 - Chapter 2 Part 2 | 14:06 | Read by Parrot17 |
| 06 - Chapter 2 Part 3 | 23:40 | Read by Edith van der Have-Raats |
| 07 - Chapter 2 Part 4 | 21:04 | Read by Parrot17 |
| 08 - Chapter 3 Part 1 | 19:58 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| 09 - Chapter 3 Part 2 | 21:25 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
Reviews
engrossing, moving account
Caroline
Plain spoken, well read, authentic account of life in the south among captive slaves before and during the civil war by a self educated slave who survived to become a formally educated, ordained minister after the war.
A portrait of antebellum slavery
Jon B
The stories within are often dreadful but also inspiring and sometimes humorous. Some readers shine more than others but they were all fairly clear and easy to listen to.