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.
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Psychology
Length22 hrs 31 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 19, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1American Slavery as It is
2Introduction
3PERSONAL NARRATIVES
4Narrative of Nehemiah Caulkins
5Narrative of Rev. Horace Moulton
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6Narrative of Sarah M. Grimke
7Testimony of Rev. John Graham
8Testimony of William Poe
9PRIVATIONS OF THE SLAVES
10I. Food
11II. Labor
12III. Clothing
13IV. Dwellings
14V. Treatment of the Sick
15PERSONAL NARRATIVES, PART II.
16Testimony of the Rev. William T. Allan
17Narrative of William Leftwich
18Testimony of Lemuel Sapington
19Testimony of Mrs. Lowry
20Testimony of William C. Gildersleeve
21Testimony of Hiram White
22Testimony of John M. Nelson
23Testimony of Angelina Grimke Weld
24Testimony of Cruelty Inflicted Upon Slaves
25PUNISHMENTS
26I. Slave Driving
27II. Cruelty to Slaves
28III. Tortures of Slaves
29PERSONAL NARRATIVES, PART III.
30Narrative of Rev. Francis Hawley
31Testimony of Reuben C. Macy, and Richard Macy
32Testimony of Rev. William Scales
33Testimony of Jos. Ide
34Testimony of Rev. Phineas Smith
35Testimony of Phil'n Bliss
36Testimony of Rev. Wm. A. Chapin
37Testimony of T. M. Macy
38Testimony of F. C. Macy
39Testimony of a Clergyman
40OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED
41Objection I.--"Such Cruelties are Incredible."
42Objection II.--"Slaveholders Protest That They Treat Their Slaves Well."
43Objection III.--"Slaveholders Are Proverbial for Their Kindness, and Generosity
44Objection IV.--"Northern Visitors at the South Testify That the Slaves Are Not Cruelly Treated"
45Objection V.--"It is for the Interest of the Masters to Treat Their Slaves Well."
46Objection VI.--"Slaves Multiply; a Proof That They Are Not Inhumanly Treated, and Are in a Comfortable Condition"
47Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 1)
48Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 2)
49Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 3)
50Objection VII.--"Public Opinion is a Protection to the Slave" (pt. 4)
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