Project Gutenberg 2006-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 229 Thompson, L. S. (Lucy S.) 1813 1881 Thompson, Lucy S. Thompson, Susan Schuyler, Lucy S. Proper, Lucy Susan Proper, Lucy Susanna Propper, Lucy S. Prophet, Lucy S. Roker, Lucy Susan The Story of Mattie J. Jackson Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of Mattie J. Jackson" by L. S. Thompson is a poignant autobiography chronicling Mattie J. Jackson's life as an enslaved person in America, written in the post-Civil War era during the late 19th century. This book serves as a harrowing account of her parentage, the brutal realities of slavery, and her eventual escape to freedom. Through her personal narrative, the book highlights the struggles, hopes, and resilience of those who endured the dehumanizing conditions of slavery, aiming to garner empathy and support for the newly freed individuals seeking education and a better life. In the book, Mattie narrates her experiences from her ancestry, tracing her family's history of being captured from Africa, to her life under oppressive masters and the trials faced by her parents. She recounts significant events such as her father's escape and her mother’s numerous attempts to flee with her children, only to face immense hardships and the cruelty of slaveholders. Ultimately, Mattie's tale unfolds her successful escape from bondage, her awakening to the joys of freedom, and her growth as an individual determined to pursue education and uplift her community. The narrative emphasizes the enduring spirit of those who suffered under slavery, alongside a call for the support of a society in the process of rebuilding from its tumultuous past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Enslaved persons' writings, American Enslaved persons -- Missouri -- Biography Jackson, Mattie J. E300 Text Slavery Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 106578 2025-08-07T13:09:58.656529 text/html 103981 2006-02-25T08:23:16 text/html 116280 2025-08-07T13:10:04.323496 application/epub+zip 115657 2025-08-07T13:10:01.444538 application/epub+zip 102653 2025-08-07T13:10:00.326487 application/epub+zip 233261 2025-08-07T13:10:06.387524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223855 2025-08-07T13:10:03.584491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122040 2022-09-08T13:13:44.230388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89192 2025-08-07T13:09:58.339532 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89164 2006-02-25T08:23:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20025 2025-08-07T13:10:06.515456 application/rdf+xml 13307 2025-08-07T13:10:00.814485 image/jpeg 3277 2025-08-07T13:10:00.565526 image/jpeg 37597 2006-02-25T08:24:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 34333 2006-02-25T08:24:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 111780 2025-08-07T13:09:58.668536 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