From Slave to Statesman: The Life of Educator, Editor, and Civil Rights Activist Willis M. Carter of Virginia
(Part of the Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World Series and Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World Series)
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In the 1980s, Willis McGlascoe Carter?s handwritten memoir turned up unexpectedly in the hands of a midwestern antiques dealer. Its twenty-two pages told a fascinating story of a man born into slavery in Virginia who, at the onset of freedom, gained an education, became a teacher, started a family, and edited a newspaper. Even his life as a slave seemed exceptional: he described how his owners treated him and his family with respect, and he learned...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807162655
ISBN13:9780807162651
Release Date:May 2016
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.9"
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