Autobiography of a Female Slave

A woman born into slavery narrates her life on a rural plantation, describing early family ties, sale to a new owner, domestic labor, and the constant threat of violence from overseers and the whipping-post. Interwoven are scenes of household duty, candid conversations at social gatherings, testimonies of physical scars and losses, religious faith as solace and transformation, and exposure to abolitionist ideas that awaken hope. The narrative follows attempts at self-preservation and eventual flight, reflecting on community bonds, moral resistance, and the emotional costs of bondage while offering personal reflections on freedom, dignity, and spiritual consolation.