Title: Life on the old plantation in ante-bellum days
Description: Account by a former slave of life on the plantation, describing the work, religious, funerary, courting, and recreation practices of the slaves, as well as the social relations between slaves and slaveowners. Appendix discusses social and racial relations after Emancipation and presents the author's views on the state of race relations in the early 20th century.
Subjects: Social life and customs, African Americans, Plantation life, Freedmen, Slavery, Slaves, Social conditions, History
Places: Southern States