Project Gutenberg 2005-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 102 Stroyer, Jacob 1849 1908 My Life In The South Produced by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net). "My Life In The South" by Jacob Stroyer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a first-hand perspective of the author’s experiences as a formerly enslaved person in the South, detailing the harrowing realities of slavery, family ties, and the gradual journey towards emancipation. The narrative promises to unveil the suffering and resilience of the enslaved population through Stroyer's personal stories, portraying the complexities of their existence before and during the Civil War. At the start of the narrative, Stroyer introduces his family background, explaining that his father was brought from Africa and sold into slavery in South Carolina. He recounts his early childhood on a plantation, highlighting the significant memories of family, including his mother's and father's experiences with slavery, as well as the daily lives of other enslaved individuals. Key details emerge about the treatment of slave children, their difficult conditions in the summer seat (sand hills), and the cruel overseers. The opening captures a vivid and painful recollection of childhood, illustrating both the innocence of youth and the brutal reality of the enslaved life, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his life and the broader context of slavery in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Slavery -- South Carolina E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 188170 2025-07-06T12:22:46.582246 text/html 184031 2020-12-14T03:02:52 text/html 216167 2025-07-06T12:22:52.387223 application/epub+zip 216663 2025-07-06T12:22:49.176233 application/epub+zip 136358 2025-07-06T12:22:48.068226 application/epub+zip 337593 2025-07-06T12:22:54.764188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325553 2025-07-06T12:22:51.674304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225980 2022-09-07T19:53:33.779691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172670 2025-07-06T12:22:46.221318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172545 2020-12-14T03:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18890 2025-07-06T12:22:54.886232 application/rdf+xml 12613 2025-07-06T12:22:48.539219 image/jpeg 3344 2025-07-06T12:22:48.302216 image/jpeg 143890 2020-12-14T03:02:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 62102 2020-12-14T03:02:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 214115 2025-07-06T12:22:46.600251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia