A Will to Be Free, Vol. II
Linda Brent
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness. Essential reading for anyone interested in African American Heritage. Included are Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth, and The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary Prince. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more terrible and harrowing for women than for men. Harriet Jacobs was owned by a brutal master who beat his slaves regularly and subjected them to indignations that were far worse. Jacobs eventually escaped her master and moved to a northern state. Though she was unable to take her children with her at the time they were later reunited. Read her powerful and compelling story. Sojourner Truth transformed herself from a runaway slave into a well-known campaigner for abolition and women's rights. Her dedication to her principles and her fiery speaking style electrified the abolition movement and brought her fame. This is an extraordinary story about the triumph of an extraordinary women. Mary Prince was the first woman slave to write of her experience. Her recollections are vivid, powerful, and lyrical. Upon its publication the book had a galvanizing effect on the abolitionist movement in England.
Duration - 13h 24m.
Author - Linda Brent.
Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G.
Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2014 Start Publishing LLC ©.
Location:
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Digital Voice Madison G
Start Publishing LLC
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Collected here in this omnibus edition are three influential autobiographies of prominent women whose rose up from slavery to greatness. Essential reading for anyone interested in African American Heritage. Included are Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth, and The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave by Mary Prince. Slavery is a terrible thing, but it is far more terrible and harrowing for women than for men. Harriet Jacobs was owned by a brutal master who beat his slaves regularly and subjected them to indignations that were far worse. Jacobs eventually escaped her master and moved to a northern state. Though she was unable to take her children with her at the time they were later reunited. Read her powerful and compelling story. Sojourner Truth transformed herself from a runaway slave into a well-known campaigner for abolition and women's rights. Her dedication to her principles and her fiery speaking style electrified the abolition movement and brought her fame. This is an extraordinary story about the triumph of an extraordinary women. Mary Prince was the first woman slave to write of her experience. Her recollections are vivid, powerful, and lyrical. Upon its publication the book had a galvanizing effect on the abolitionist movement in England. Duration - 13h 24m. Author - Linda Brent. Narrator - Digital Voice Madison G. Published Date - Saturday, 11 January 2025. Copyright - © 2014 Start Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Duración:00:00:04
Preface
Duración:00:02:20
Introduction
Duración:00:02:50
Childhood
Duración:00:08:21
The New Master And Mistress
Duración:00:13:00
The Slaves’ New Year’s Day
Duración:00:04:04
The Slave Who Dared To Feel Like A Man
Duración:00:24:34
The Trials Of Girlhood
Duración:00:07:42
The Jealous Mistress
Duración:00:14:39
The Lover
Duración:00:14:45
What Slaves Are Taught To Think Of The North
Duración:00:05:25
Sketches Of Neighboring Slaveholders
Duración:00:17:44
A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl’s Life
Duración:00:12:53
The New Tie To Life
Duración:00:11:28
Fear Of Insurrection
Duración:00:11:37
The Church And Slavery
Duración:00:17:56
Another Link To Life
Duración:00:07:38
Continued Persecutions
Duración:00:14:11
Scenes At The Plantation
Duración:00:21:40
The Flight
Duración:00:07:08
Months Of Peril
Duración:00:16:52
The Children Sold
Duración:00:11:25
New Perils
Duración:00:09:24
The Loophole Of Retreat
Duración:00:09:07
Christmas Festivities
Duración:00:04:49
Still In Prison
Duración:00:08:23
The Candidate For Congress
Duración:00:05:45
Competition In Cunning
Duración:00:11:24
Important Era In My Brother’s Life
Duración:00:09:42
New Destination For The Children
Duración:00:15:36
Aunt Nancy
Duración:00:11:07
Preparations For Escape
Duración:00:19:58
Northward Bound
Duración:00:07:08
Incidents In Philadelphia
Duración:00:10:42
The Meeting Of Mother And Daughter
Duración:00:08:08
A Home Found
Duración:00:06:22
The Old Enemy Again
Duración:00:08:23
Prejudice Against Color
Duración:00:05:18
The Hairbreadth Escape
Duración:00:11:29
A Visit To England
Duración:00:06:10
Renewed Invitations To Go South
Duración:00:04:25
The Confession
Duración:00:04:13
The Fugitive Slave Law
Duración:00:12:32
Free At Last
Duración:00:16:46
APPENDIX
Duración:00:04:57
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Duración:00:00:04
Her Birth and Parentage
Duración:00:01:25
Accommodations
Duración:00:01:57
Her Brothers and Sisters
Duración:00:02:36
Her Religious Instruction
Duración:00:02:30
The Auction
Duración:00:03:03
Death of Mau-mau Bett
Duración:00:01:50
Last Days of Bomefree
Duración:00:04:34
Death of Bomefree
Duración:00:02:35
Commencement of Isabella’s Trials in Life
Duración:00:03:16
Trials Continued
Duración:00:03:05
Her Standing with Her New Master and Mistress
Duración:00:11:24
Isabella’s Marriage
Duración:00:02:15
Isabella as a Mother
Duración:00:02:50
Slaveholder’s Promises
Duración:00:03:13
Her Escape
Duración:00:04:51
Illegal Sale of Her Son
Duración:00:04:19
It Is Often Darkest Just Before Dawn
Duración:00:14:53
Death of Mrs. Eliza Fowler
Duración:00:06:37
Isabella’s Religious Experience
Duración:00:24:54
New Trials
Duración:00:11:31
Finding a Brother and Sister
Duración:00:03:22
Gleanings
Duración:00:09:57
The Matthias Delusion
Duración:00:16:01
Fasting
Duración:00:01:34
The Cause of Her Leaving the City
Duración:00:09:10
The Consequences of Refusing a Traveller a Night’s Lodging
Duración:00:07:04
Some of Her Views and Reasonings
Duración:00:04:54
The Second Advent Doctrines
Duración:00:09:08
Another Camp Meeting
Duración:00:15:21
Her Last Interview with Her Master
Duración:00:02:33
Certificates of Character
Duración:00:01:55
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave
Duración:00:00:05
Supplement to the History of Mary Prince
Duración:01:01:57
Narrative of Louis Asa-Asa, a Captured African
Duración:00:03:16
The Negro Boy’s Narrative
Duración:00:06:27