The Heir of Slaves; an Autobiography
In the first of two autobiographies, Pickens describes his early life struggling to help his family free themselves from a system of tenant farming otherwise known as "debt slavery" or "share cropping" in South Carolina and Arkansas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He tells how once permitted to attend school, he excelled and eventually completed a degree at Yale. (Summary by James K. White)
Genre(s): Memoirs
Language: English
Keyword(s): debt slavery (1), african-american experience (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Forward and My Parentage | James K. White |
00:17:41 |
| Play 02 | To Arkansas | James K. White |
00:11:11 |
| Play 03 | Beginning School In Earnest | James K. White |
00:11:04 |
| Play 04 | A Skiff-Ferry School Boy | James K. White |
00:11:02 |
| Play 05 | The Stave Factory and the Sawmill Lumber Yard | James K. White |
00:13:25 |
| Play 06 | You Can Have Hope | James K. White |
00:14:15 |
| Play 07 | A Christian Missionary College | James K. White |
00:11:58 |
| Play 08 | Preparing For Yale In Ironwork | James K. White |
00:10:47 |
| Play 09 | Yale--The Henry James Ten Eyck Oratorical Contest | James K. White |
00:18:48 |