A Slave Girl's Story

by Kate Drumgoold

Overview

A SLAVE GIRL'S STORY is a short biographical account of the early life of Kate Drumgoold, born into slavery in the 1850s. As a young girl, Drumgoold witnessed first-hand the cruelties and injustices of slavery, particularly the sale of her mother and the dispersal of other members of her family by sale and by war.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014640718
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	06/27/2012
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	141 KB

About the Author

Kate Drumgoold (c. 1856-1920) was an African-American former slave and writer. Born near Petersburg, Virginia, Drumgoold's mother was sold to a buyer in Georgia in 1861. After the end of slavery in 1865, Drumgoold learned to read and write and became a schoolteacher.