My Life in the South

Jacob Stroyer (1849 - 1908)

My Life in the South is the vivid and touching autobiography of African-American former slave, Jacob Stroyer. It recounts experiences from his early childhood on the plantation up to his involvement in Confederacy's war effort and eventually his experience of becoming a free man.

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Chapter 1 Part 1 Jeffrey Carr
00:11:10
Play 02 02 - Chapter 1 Part 2 Tom Crawford
00:20:30
Play 03 03 - Chapter 1 Part 3 alwpoe
00:20:06
Play 04 04 - Chapter 2 Part 1 Parrot17
00:13:32
Play 05 05 - Chapter 2 Part 2 Parrot17
00:14:06
Play 06 06 - Chapter 2 Part 3 Edith van der Have-Raats
00:23:40
Play 07 07 - Chapter 2 Part 4 Parrot17
00:21:04
Play 08 08 - Chapter 3 Part 1 Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:19:58
Play 09 09 - Chapter 3 Part 2 Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:21:25