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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.083 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | My life in the south |
| Date | 1889 |
| Author | Stroyer, Jacob (1849-1908) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Biography of Stroyer, an emancipated slave raised on a plantation in South Carolina and freed in 1864 by the Emancipation Proclamation. Stroyer was minister of the African Methodist Episcopal church in Salem. The introduction contains letters of support for Stroyer, who wrote this biography to raise money to further his education. Third edition. Printed by Salem Observer Book and Job Print, Salem, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Religion Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation African American History Slavery Slave Life |
| People | Stroyer, Jacob (1849-1908) |
| Place written | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Arts & Literature; Religion; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |