Recollections of My Slavery Days, Hardcover/Katherine Mellen Charron

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Description A new, annotated edition of an important slave narrative first published in 1922. Written by William Henry Singleton, who had been a slave on a Craven County, North Carolina plantation, this volume is a compelling account of a long and remarkable journey from slavery to freedom in the American South. Singleton recounts his years as a slave in antebellum North Carolina, his escape to Union-occupied territory during the Civil War, and his wartime service in the African Brigade, before concluding with a brief sketch of his life after 1865. About the Author Katherine Mellon Charron received a Ph. D in history from Yale University. She is assistant professor at Iowa State University. Historian David S. Cecelski received a Ph. D from Harvard University and is the author of several award-winning books, including The Waterman's Song: Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina.