Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life Thompson, Charles 1833- creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson" is a slave narrative published in 1875. Thompson recounts his childhood in Mississippi, where he witnessed families torn apart to prevent rebellion after his owner's death. He describes his mother's passing, his uncle's desperate attempt to remain with his wife, and his own experiences being hired out to different plantations. As an adult slave, Thompson taught Christianity to fellow enslaved people, later becoming a preacher in the United Brethren Church. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography_of_a_Slave Release date is 2006-02-01 Produced by Dave Morgan and PG Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Enslaved persons -- Mississippi -- Biography Thompson, Charles, 1833- Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889) -- Clergy -- Biography African Americans -- Mississippi -- Biography African American clergy -- Mississippi -- Biography Fugitive slaves -- Mississippi -- Biography Plantation life -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century Enslaved persons -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs African Americans -- Mississippi -- Religion Slavery -- Mississippi -- History Enslaved persons' writings, American -- Mississippi E300 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9941 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9941 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133237.0 9941