Author: Reverend Charles Thompson
Publisher: Flying Chipmunk Publishing
ISBN: 9781617204289
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Charles Thompson was born in Atala County, Mississippi, near the town of Rockford, on March 3, 1833. The son of slaves, he spent most of his life as a slave. This book covers the first half of Thompson's life, when all he knew was slavery, and the hope for freedom and the right to determine his own fate was a bitter dream. He intended to write another volume covering his life as a minister and the coming of the Civil War but this was never published. * * * * Reverend Charles Thompson provides a first-hand account of life during slavery in Mississippi and how he helped grow an informal community of Christian worshipers among the slaves on his master's plantation and neighboring estates. His account uses a conversational style that Thompson describes as "being much better suited to the tastes and capacities of my colored readers." And he is frank with the terrible state of affairs that the slaves contended with on a daily basis, from jealous overseers who abused their authority, to cruel masters who vented their rage on their possessions, much as a spoiled child will break a toy when angered. * * * * Thompson's "church" was able to rise and flourish because it was supported and overseen by his master and mistress, and he recalls the growth of the congregation and the building of an official place of worship, in spite of the terrible conditions of slavery. * * * * Check our other Children's, Juvenile, and Adult books at www.FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com, or Like us on Facebook for our latest releases.
Biography of a Slave - Being the Experiences of Rev Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South Together
Author: Reverend Charles Thompson
Publisher: Flying Chipmunk Publishing
ISBN: 9781617204289
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Charles Thompson was born in Atala County, Mississippi, near the town of Rockford, on March 3, 1833. The son of slaves, he spent most of his life as a slave. This book covers the first half of Thompson's life, when all he knew was slavery, and the hope for freedom and the right to determine his own fate was a bitter dream. He intended to write another volume covering his life as a minister and the coming of the Civil War but this was never published. * * * * Reverend Charles Thompson provides a first-hand account of life during slavery in Mississippi and how he helped grow an informal community of Christian worshipers among the slaves on his master's plantation and neighboring estates. His account uses a conversational style that Thompson describes as "being much better suited to the tastes and capacities of my colored readers." And he is frank with the terrible state of affairs that the slaves contended with on a daily basis, from jealous overseers who abused their authority, to cruel masters who vented their rage on their possessions, much as a spoiled child will break a toy when angered. * * * * Thompson's "church" was able to rise and flourish because it was supported and overseen by his master and mistress, and he recalls the growth of the congregation and the building of an official place of worship, in spite of the terrible conditions of slavery. * * * * Check our other Children's, Juvenile, and Adult books at www.FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com, or Like us on Facebook for our latest releases.
Publisher: Flying Chipmunk Publishing
ISBN: 9781617204289
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Charles Thompson was born in Atala County, Mississippi, near the town of Rockford, on March 3, 1833. The son of slaves, he spent most of his life as a slave. This book covers the first half of Thompson's life, when all he knew was slavery, and the hope for freedom and the right to determine his own fate was a bitter dream. He intended to write another volume covering his life as a minister and the coming of the Civil War but this was never published. * * * * Reverend Charles Thompson provides a first-hand account of life during slavery in Mississippi and how he helped grow an informal community of Christian worshipers among the slaves on his master's plantation and neighboring estates. His account uses a conversational style that Thompson describes as "being much better suited to the tastes and capacities of my colored readers." And he is frank with the terrible state of affairs that the slaves contended with on a daily basis, from jealous overseers who abused their authority, to cruel masters who vented their rage on their possessions, much as a spoiled child will break a toy when angered. * * * * Thompson's "church" was able to rise and flourish because it was supported and overseen by his master and mistress, and he recalls the growth of the congregation and the building of an official place of worship, in spite of the terrible conditions of slavery. * * * * Check our other Children's, Juvenile, and Adult books at www.FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com, or Like us on Facebook for our latest releases.
Biography of a Slave; Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South, Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life
Author: Charles Thompson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387334559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387334559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Biography of a Slave
Author: Rev. Charles Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946640321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Biography of a Slave: Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South. Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946640321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Biography of a Slave: Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South. Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life
Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South
Author: Charles Thompson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533244093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Charles Thompson wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781533244093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Charles Thompson wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age.
Biography of a Slave
Author: Charles Thompson
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781503246850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Charles Thompson, born in Atala County, Mississippi-Division of Kirkwood's Slaves Among his Six Children-The Writer and his Two Sisters Fall to Mrs. Wilson-The Parting Between Mother and Child-Deprived of a Fond Mother Forever-Old Uncle Jack-Wilson Buys Uncle Ben from Strucker-Uncle Ben Runs Away and is Hunted with Blood-Hounds-Two Hundred Dollars Reward. I was a slave, and was born in Atala County, Mississippi, near the town of Rockford, on the third day of March, 1833. My father and mother both being slaves, of course my pedigree is not traceable, by me, farther back than my parents. Our family belonged to a man named Kirkwood, who was a large slave-owner. Kirkwood died when I was about nine years old, after which, upon the settlement of the affairs of his estate, the slaves belonging to the estate were divided equally, as to value, among the six heirs. There were about seventy-five slaves to be divided into six lots; and great was the tribulation among the poor blacks when they learned that they were to be separated.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781503246850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Charles Thompson, born in Atala County, Mississippi-Division of Kirkwood's Slaves Among his Six Children-The Writer and his Two Sisters Fall to Mrs. Wilson-The Parting Between Mother and Child-Deprived of a Fond Mother Forever-Old Uncle Jack-Wilson Buys Uncle Ben from Strucker-Uncle Ben Runs Away and is Hunted with Blood-Hounds-Two Hundred Dollars Reward. I was a slave, and was born in Atala County, Mississippi, near the town of Rockford, on the third day of March, 1833. My father and mother both being slaves, of course my pedigree is not traceable, by me, farther back than my parents. Our family belonged to a man named Kirkwood, who was a large slave-owner. Kirkwood died when I was about nine years old, after which, upon the settlement of the affairs of his estate, the slaves belonging to the estate were divided equally, as to value, among the six heirs. There were about seventy-five slaves to be divided into six lots; and great was the tribulation among the poor blacks when they learned that they were to be separated.
Biography of a Slave
Author: Charles Thompson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732629430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732629430
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Biography of a Slave; Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South, Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life
Author: Charles Thompson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387334540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387334540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Afrofuturism in Black Panther
Author: Karen A. Ritzenhoff
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793623589
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-making of Blackness, through an interdisciplinary and intersectional analysis of Black Panther, discusses the importance of superheroes and the ways in which they are especially important to Black fans. Aside from its global box office success, Black Panther paves the way for future superhero narratives due to its underlying philosophy to base the story on a narrative that is reliant on Afro-futurism. The film’s storyline, the book posits, leads viewers to think about relevant real-world social questions as it taps into the cultural zeitgeist in an indelible way. Contributors to this collection approach Black Panther not only as a film, but also as Afrofuturist imaginings of an African nation untouched by colonialism and antiblack racism: the film is a map to alternate states of being, an introduction to the African Diaspora, a treatise on liberation and racial justice, and an examination of identity. As they analyze each of these components, contributors pose the question: how can a film invite a reimagining of Blackness?
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793623589
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-making of Blackness, through an interdisciplinary and intersectional analysis of Black Panther, discusses the importance of superheroes and the ways in which they are especially important to Black fans. Aside from its global box office success, Black Panther paves the way for future superhero narratives due to its underlying philosophy to base the story on a narrative that is reliant on Afro-futurism. The film’s storyline, the book posits, leads viewers to think about relevant real-world social questions as it taps into the cultural zeitgeist in an indelible way. Contributors to this collection approach Black Panther not only as a film, but also as Afrofuturist imaginings of an African nation untouched by colonialism and antiblack racism: the film is a map to alternate states of being, an introduction to the African Diaspora, a treatise on liberation and racial justice, and an examination of identity. As they analyze each of these components, contributors pose the question: how can a film invite a reimagining of Blackness?
A Will to Choose
Author: J. Gordon Melton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742552654
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A Will to Choose traces the history of African-American Methodism beginning with their emergence in the fledgling American Methodist movement in the 1760s. Responding to Methodism's anti-slavery stance, African-Americans joined the new movement in large numbers and by the end of the eighteenth century, had made up the largest minority in the Methodist church, filling positions of authority as class leaders, exhorters, and preachers. Through the first half of the nineteenth century, African Americans used the resources of the church in their struggle for liberation from slavery and racism in the secular culture. --From publisher description.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742552654
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A Will to Choose traces the history of African-American Methodism beginning with their emergence in the fledgling American Methodist movement in the 1760s. Responding to Methodism's anti-slavery stance, African-Americans joined the new movement in large numbers and by the end of the eighteenth century, had made up the largest minority in the Methodist church, filling positions of authority as class leaders, exhorters, and preachers. Through the first half of the nineteenth century, African Americans used the resources of the church in their struggle for liberation from slavery and racism in the secular culture. --From publisher description.
The Moral Economies of American Authorship
Author: Susan M. Ryan (Ph. D.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190274026
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Moral Economies of American Authorship argues that the moral character of authors became a kind of literary property within mid-nineteenth-century America's expanding print marketplace, shaping the construction, promotion, and reception of texts as well as of literary reputations. Using a wide range of printed materials--prefaces, dedications, and other paratexts as well as book reviews, advertisements, and editorials that appeared in the era's magazines and newspapers--The Moral Economies of American Authorship recovers and analyzes the circulation of authors' moral currency, attending not only to the marketing of apparently ironclad status but also to the period's not-infrequent author scandals and ensuing attempts at recuperation. These preoccupations prove to be more than a historical curiosity-they prefigure the complex (if often disavowed) interdependence of authorial character and literary value in contemporary scholarship and pedagogy. Combining broad investigations into the marketing and reception of books with case studies that analyze the construction and repair of particular authors' reputations (e.g., James Fenimore Cooper, Mary Prince, Elizabeth Keckley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and E.D.E.N. Southworth), the book constructs a genealogy of the field's investments in and uses of authorial character. In the nineteenth century's deployment of moral character as a signal element in the marketing, reception, and canonization of books and authors, we see how biography both vexed and created literary status, adumbrating our own preoccupations while demonstrating how malleable-and how recuperable-moral authority could be.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190274026
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Moral Economies of American Authorship argues that the moral character of authors became a kind of literary property within mid-nineteenth-century America's expanding print marketplace, shaping the construction, promotion, and reception of texts as well as of literary reputations. Using a wide range of printed materials--prefaces, dedications, and other paratexts as well as book reviews, advertisements, and editorials that appeared in the era's magazines and newspapers--The Moral Economies of American Authorship recovers and analyzes the circulation of authors' moral currency, attending not only to the marketing of apparently ironclad status but also to the period's not-infrequent author scandals and ensuing attempts at recuperation. These preoccupations prove to be more than a historical curiosity-they prefigure the complex (if often disavowed) interdependence of authorial character and literary value in contemporary scholarship and pedagogy. Combining broad investigations into the marketing and reception of books with case studies that analyze the construction and repair of particular authors' reputations (e.g., James Fenimore Cooper, Mary Prince, Elizabeth Keckley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and E.D.E.N. Southworth), the book constructs a genealogy of the field's investments in and uses of authorial character. In the nineteenth century's deployment of moral character as a signal element in the marketing, reception, and canonization of books and authors, we see how biography both vexed and created literary status, adumbrating our own preoccupations while demonstrating how malleable-and how recuperable-moral authority could be.