Fifty Years in Chains

Fifty Years in Chains
by Charles Ball
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Fifty years in chains, or, The life of an American slave.

By Charles Ball. New York: H. Dayton ; Indianapolis, Indiana : Dayton & Asher, 1858.

Fifty years in chains: or, the life of an American slave is an abridged and unauthorized 1858 reprint of the 1836 Slavery in the United States: a narrative of the life and adventures of Charles Ball... . As one of the earliest slave narratives, its influence on later works is a well-established phenomenon.  Not only is Charles Ball's simply stated verbal account of his life an inspiring story of courage and perseverance, his observations described within of his experience with planters and slaveholders is a valuable primary resource for 19th century Southern plantation life.

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