Author

Charles Thompson

Born 1833

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Subjects

African American clergy -- Mississippi -- BiographyAfrican Americans -- Mississippi -- BiographyAfrican Americans -- Mississippi -- ReligionChurch of the United Brethren in Christ (1800-1889) -- Clergy -- BiographyEnslaved persons -- Mississippi -- BiographyEnslaved persons -- Mississippi -- Social life and customsEnslaved persons' writings, American -- MississippiFugitive slaves -- Mississippi -- BiographyPlantation life -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th centurySlavery -- Mississippi -- HistoryThompson, Charles, 1833-

Books by Charles Thompson

Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South.
 Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life.

"Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson" is a slave narrative published in 1875. Thompson recounts his childhood in Mississippi, where he witnessed families torn apart to prevent rebellion after his owner's death. He describes his mother's passing, his uncle's desperate attempt to remain with his wife, and his own experiences being hired out to different plantations. As an adult slave, Thompson taught Christianity to fellow enslaved people, later becoming a preacher in the United Brethren Church.