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Thirty Years A Slave

In Thirty Years A Slave, Louis Hughes recounts his harrowing experience as a slave born near Charlottesville, Virginia, to a white father and a black enslaved mother.

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  1. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    House Behind the Cedars-Charles Waddell Chesnutt (opens the original)

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    In Thirty Years A Slave, Louis Hughes recounts his harrowing experience as a slave born near Charlottesville, Virginia, to a white father and a black enslaved mother. Serving primarily as a house servant, Hughes gained unique insight into the inner workings of the McGee cotton plantation and the McGee mansion in Tennessee. His vivid and poignant descriptions reveal the harsh realities faced by countless slaves who endured suffering and brutal punishments at the hands of Boss and his cruelly erra

  2. Episode · Aug 23, 2026

    Over Prairie Trails-Frederick Philip Grove (opens the original)

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    In Thirty Years A Slave, Louis Hughes recounts his harrowing experience as a slave born near Charlottesville, Virginia, to a white father and a black enslaved mother. Serving primarily as a house servant, Hughes gained unique insight into the inner workings of the McGee cotton plantation and the McGee mansion in Tennessee. His vivid and poignant descriptions reveal the harsh realities faced by countless slaves who endured suffering and brutal punishments at the hands of Boss and his cruelly erra

  3. Episode · Aug 22, 2026

    Don Juan, or The Feast with the Statue-Molière (opens the original)

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    In Thirty Years A Slave, Louis Hughes recounts his harrowing experience as a slave born near Charlottesville, Virginia, to a white father and a black enslaved mother. Serving primarily as a house servant, Hughes gained unique insight into the inner workings of the McGee cotton plantation and the McGee mansion in Tennessee. His vivid and poignant descriptions reveal the harsh realities faced by countless slaves who endured suffering and brutal punishments at the hands of Boss and his cruelly erra

  4. Episode · Aug 21, 2026

    Woman and War-Olive Schreiner (opens the original)

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    In Thirty Years A Slave, Louis Hughes recounts his harrowing experience as a slave born near Charlottesville, Virginia, to a white father and a black enslaved mother. Serving primarily as a house servant, Hughes gained unique insight into the inner workings of the McGee cotton plantation and the McGee mansion in Tennessee. His vivid and poignant descriptions reveal the harsh realities faced by countless slaves who endured suffering and brutal punishments at the hands of Boss and his cruelly erra

  5. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    With Fire and Sword (Byers)-Samuel H. M. Byers (opens the original)

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    In Thirty Years A Slave, Louis Hughes recounts his harrowing experience as a slave born near Charlottesville, Virginia, to a white father and a black enslaved mother. Serving primarily as a house servant, Hughes gained unique insight into the inner workings of the McGee cotton plantation and the McGee mansion in Tennessee. His vivid and poignant descriptions reveal the harsh realities faced by countless slaves who endured suffering and brutal punishments at the hands of Boss and his cruelly erra

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