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American Slavery as It is
Testimony of a Thousand WitnessesBy Theodore Dwight Weld
Length22h 31m
About this audiobook
"American Slavery As It Is" is a book composed of first-hand accounts of slavery and its horrors. The work focuses on the afflictions that slaves faced, covering their diet, clothing, housing, and working conditions. Harriet Beecher Stowe used "American Slavery As It Is" as the direct inspiration for her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Psychology
Length22 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 19, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1American Slavery as It is
26I. Slave Driving
2Introduction
27II. Cruelty to Slaves
3PERSONAL NARRATIVES
28III. Tortures of Slaves
4Narrative of Nehemiah Caulkins
29PERSONAL NARRATIVES, PART III.
5Narrative of Rev. Horace Moulton
30Narrative of Rev. Francis Hawley
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6Narrative of Sarah M. Grimke
31Testimony of Reuben C. Macy, and Richard Macy
7Testimony of Rev. John Graham
32Testimony of Rev. William Scales
8Testimony of William Poe
33Testimony of Jos. Ide
9PRIVATIONS OF THE SLAVES
34Testimony of Rev. Phineas Smith
10I. Food
35Testimony of Phil'n Bliss
11II. Labor
36Testimony of Rev. Wm. A. Chapin
12III. Clothing
37Testimony of T. M. Macy
13IV. Dwellings
38Testimony of F. C. Macy
14V. Treatment of the Sick
39Testimony of a Clergyman
15PERSONAL NARRATIVES, PART II.
40OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED
16Testimony of the Rev. William T. Allan
41Objection I.--"Such Cruelties are Incredible."
17Narrative of William Leftwich
42Objection II.--"Slaveholders Protest That They Treat Their Slaves Well."
18Testimony of Lemuel Sapington
43Objection III.--"Slaveholders Are Proverbial for Their Kindness, and Generosity
19Testimony of Mrs. Lowry
44Objection IV.--"Northern Visitors at the South Testify That the Slaves Are Not Cruelly Treated"
20Testimony of William C. Gildersleeve
45Objection V.--"It is for the Interest of the Masters to Treat Their Slaves Well."
21Testimony of Hiram White
46Objection VI.--"Slaves Multiply; a Proof That They Are Not Inhumanly Treated, and Are in a Comfortable Condition"
22Testimony of John M. Nelson
47Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 1)
23Testimony of Angelina Grimke Weld
48Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 2)
24Testimony of Cruelty Inflicted Upon Slaves
49Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 3)
25PUNISHMENTS
50Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 4)
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