Epigraph
“My God! can such things be?
Hast Thou not said that whatsoe’er is done
Unto thy weakest and thy humblest one,
Is even done to Thee?”
—Whittier.
Preface
The story which follows is true in every particular. Responsible citizens of a neighboring State can vouch for the reality of the narrative. The language of the slave has not at all times been strictly adhered to, as a half century of bondage unfitted him for literary work. The subject of the story is still a slave by the laws of this country, and it would not be wise to reveal his name.
FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS
OR,
THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE.