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Charles Ball provides gripping details of southern slavery before the Civil War. He tells how he was treated by planters and slaveholders; the conditions and treatment of other slaves; the perils and suffering of fugitive slaves. This inspiring story of courage is essential reading... Read Full Overview

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Charles Ball was an African-American slave from Maryland. Ball wrote extensively on his life including the book Fifty Years in Chains or, The Life of an American Slave.

Fifty Years in Chains: Or, the Life of an American Slave (1859) was an abridged and unauthorized reprint of the earlier Slavery in the United States (1836). In the narratives, Ball describes his experiences as a slave, including the uncertainty of slave life... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Fifty Years in Chains by Charles Ball

"Fifty Years in Chains" from Charles Ball. African-American slave from Maryland (1780 - ?).

""Fifty Years In Chains: Or The Life Of An American Slave"" is a memoir written by Charles Ball, an African American who was born into slavery in Maryland in the late 18th century. The book recounts Ball's life as a slave, including his experiences on various plantations and... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview