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Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave - audiobook
Charles BALL (1780 - ?)
This is the story of Charles Ball, an American slave who was born in 1780 and remained a slave for fifty years thereafter. Ball told his story to a lawyer who turned it into this written work. (Summary by Tom Causby)
Genre(s): Memoirs
Language: English (FULL Audiobook)
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I read this book already it shows the strength and resilience of TheBlack man and how he has the ability to Overcome Any hardship placed before him . A must read for All . In my opinion .
It should show you that they didn’t care about the treatment the whole time they wanted they position 😂
I have learnt so much, tho the author is a truly noble man to speak with such equanimity about such horrors. It ought to be required reading for those who try to propound the anti-historical notion that the Civil War was not about slavery.
No one seems to be commenting on the pride in his work, the compassion he displayed towards the people he encountered and the dignity that the man the book was written about had, in what is obviously the horrific day to day misery that he was subjected to. Why doesn't anyone see how amazing so many of those enslaved people were? The amount of character and kindness and self respect they had while facing the difficulties of living as a slave needs to be recognized and accorded far more respect instead of everyone focusing on the torture they endured. just my opinion
Well said
I agree but I say all the people who were slaves were much stronger people than I could have been. I would have just killed myself rather than suffer that agony. Just being honest, I'm sure some people have different opinions.
I noted the same thoughts when I read “30 Years a Slave.”
A baby raised under these conditions would no other. Influenced but not feared I guess .
So glad you expressed your opinion on the subject everyone else's comment should be lol ... kudos to you for recognizing this man's work ethics 👍
Sold all seven of her children to different masters, he was the last one and she followed the horse until her master grabbed her arm and drug her back to the plantation while screaming and crying, Lord Jesus just the thought makes me want to cry😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😱😫😫
That is sad. Slavery has been around since the beginning on time and their are untold sadness from every race from slavery.
@@jamiejay7633 Shady comment
@@porgynbess
Very shady comment.
Some people will try and normalise anything!
😔
Which kinda proves there’s no god right ?
@@millsbuckss “The more I study science, the more I believe in God.”
-Albert Einstein
Wish the first narrator read the whole book
Me too xxx
Agreed. I appreciate the effort the current reader I'm listening to made, but can't fully understand her. And it's not an audio issue. She pronounces Carolina as Caroleeena
How could anybody treat another human being like that unless they were demon possessed
By following what the bible says in Exodus 21? The bible sanctions and instructs how to get, beat and keep slaves, the bible was used to justify slavery since it very clearly is pro slavery.
@@bowlofdiogenes6139 no...people can be instructed to work ..it is never ok to abuse
@@bowlofdiogenes6139 by the way...it is man that approved slavery. God never approves mistreatment of any kind ever
@@bowlofdiogenes6139 the bible was rewritten by whites
You'd be surprised what otherwise good people are capable of.
His reverie of his children that he was forced to leave behind was truly heart breaking. We humans have such beauty in us, and craven cruelty that is horrible to witness. How I wish there was a way to reach back and offer a bit of comfort.
Reparations
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ great! Repent and vote BLUE. and God is dead
Great narration by the first male narrator. The second female was so difficult to understand that I am looking for another production. Such a sad, horrible history. I pray we learn from those horrible people who justified the abuse of fellow humans for a genteel lifestyle. Let us never repeat these abuses but learn from these accounts.
I was going to say the same thing about the narrators. I don't understand why whoever uploaded this video chose someone so difficult to understand. It made me stop listening to the book.
Sadly, they're repeated daily the world over. They have since shortly after man appeared. This wasn't new then. It certainly hasn't ceased. All we can do is our part to help the persecuted until the guilty are judged & punished. ❤
They are trying their best to keep tenacious racial divide - in the 70s and 80s their was a unity - Their was an American unity- you are always gunna have evil in every race and religion- But for the majority - We as Americans need to understand both political parties, big companies, pharma- They love the distractions of racism - keeping us divided- because together we could change the world for the better. Love in the creator we are all brothers and sisters through Adonai El Ohim
How could anyone, in any time, have ever thought it was OK to “own“ another human being?
“When I was sold [I think he was 4 years old], I was naked, never having had on clothes in my life.” As he was let away on a horse, he heard his mothers cries and then never heard her voice again.
Our nation is still severely damaged by this “original sin”--the owning and abuse of slaves over hundreds of years. We can pretend it never happened--or fight for justice at every opportunity.
Funny you mention original sin since the bible promotes and sanctions slavery, I think the further away we get from a book like that the better off we are.
@@bowlofdiogenes6139 agree
It's very likely that there will be things we do today that we think nothing about that those two hundred years from now will be asking the same question about. You cannot judge the actions of yesterday by the standards of today.
I AGREE!!! 1000%
This is the same inhuman (especially by today’s standards since slavery is thankfully too illegal to be a norm) treatment that all people of colour and women (yes, even while women) were given. It’s sad!
I started this to sleep to, and I guess I missed the bad narrators. But keep going! I just finished chapter 12, and it is riveting! Horrific, but such necessary reading.
I do that too
Put me to sleep every time
And ya still haven't slept -
Wild, savage and shocking beyond belief. After listening to this book I can say with absolute conviction that I've never had any problem at all in the 4 decades I've lived on this earth. Even the beasts that roam about in primitive jungles are living in luxury compared to this.
Sheep
You should read how bad the black Moors treated the white Europeans when they took slaves. ITS EVEN WORSE
@@jamiejay7633 it’s not the same thing and doesn’t compare. Stop.
@@shanyialanae7115Please stop begging, crying and blaming. Everyone sees you all have no love for anyone.
@@blkcease8252 ⚫️ people are not suffering from racism but from a lack of moral decency and a lack of male role models.
Chapter 3-5 were hard to understand the narrators need to be able to speak better English. A for effort, but didn’t understand most of those 3 chapters.
Horrible, I often find an audio book and put it on as i lay down to bed, Today it was fifty years, i woke to chapter 12 to hear the short story of Paul, I silently sit and draw a metal picture of the narrative To be honest even though i listen to the story i can't Fathom or even begin to grasp how folk could have been so cruel to other human being, I want to say so much but i find myself not being able to say anything at all, My mind keeps going to God, I pray for Paul Hundred's of years after the fact, I pray he has a place with our lord, God bless all those who had lived under these conditions and please help and guide me & those in this world to be the best we can be .. i walk away speechless.
fathom? 💙🌻
@@salyluz6535 corrected
Amazing, Calvert needs to dedicate a library to this man.
It's good to learn black history, that you can't learn in school.
Thank you.
It’s insane that the Republicans made it illegal in about 15 states now, to teach or even mention slavery in school. Or at a university if it’s a State University. Anyone that agrees with that policy is a racist.
History doesn't have a race. This is human history.
@@CNYKnifeNerd: Yes, the only race is the human race.
American History 😢 not just blacks were involved in this History as ugly as it is for all parties the truth must be known acknowledged and taught before proper healing can ever take place
Charles was quite an intelligent and diligent person. He could have done well running his own business
Fantastic account of strife and resilience. Some readers had excellent inflection and diction, some not so much. Those who fall under ESL, were better than some native readers of the English language. All have excellent pronunciation.
I was so into this until the New reader started chapter three (3)...I Can’t! If it’s male character its BEST to have a Male reader! ***** One of the saddest memoir told without an happy ending.
In the 50’s I lived in Detroit. When I was 8, my family visited Pace, Florida. Girlfriends and I were walking on the sidewalk and a black man was coming toward us moved off the sidewalk when we walked by. I couldn’t believe it! That didn’t happen in Detroit! What a cultural shock even back then! I told my mother and she said that’s how it was in the south!
As a Mexican who lives in Texas since the late 80’s I was shocked how whites treated people of color, the way they talked to them was abhorrent.
I am a pale Mexican (Irish & French ancestors) I didn’t go through most of the abuse dark skinned Mexicans go through, for some reason my skin my skin made me part of their team. 🙄
“No way you’re Mexican” has been a phrase that somehow it’s supposed to make me feel proud 🤬
I understand, I moved to South Carolina after living up North all my life, and the same exact thing happened down there, as well as the N word openly used in PUBLIC SCHOOL in front of teachers in the 1990s. I couldn't believe it. I'm white, but I was raised that everyone is equal and not to be prejudice.
Please keep the same reader! The first reader was awesome, thank for sharing and shame on those bastards my they rot in hell!
I’m crying my eyes out for those poor men,women and children for their slavery! I’m so angry right now!
Rose lawson heart breaking
I igree
If you are that sensitive you really should choose more appropriate material to listen to
The narrator of chapter 12 was wonderful so was the man or narrator name James. Chapter 12 sounds like an older man and he told the story great thank you for that that means a lot and makes a lot of difference in hearing the story
Thank you for a wonderful gift of such talented readers .I reallly enjoyed it
Volunteer or not there should be a criteria as to who shou be allowed to volunteer. I am hard in hearing & regardless of nationality the individual should absolutely be audible & keep up the same energy & volume as the previous reader.
Amber Laughlin exactly! I too have hearing difficulties and I'm having a hard time following....filling in tons of blanks myself. I was actually about to give up and came to comments to try to discern if narrator changes again.
It's frustrating that the feelings crowd has jumped on the comments like this. YES yes yes, we understand it's volunteer basis BUT to switch from easily understood clear english mid-story is a bit off-putting. Many folks never would have started the story due to inability to understand the narrator. That's not some put down on the narrator...that's simply ability to follow, or not, the story.
On a side note, she'd be great reading a Russian based story..if that is in fact russian, as others have stated.
True..
volunteer isn't much good
if you can't pronounce..
I tuned out after 15 mins of the second narrator. I'm part asian and couldnt understand her. Too bad caused i loved the first part.
I said to myself "don't be such a karen" because I wanted to comment on how appalling the narrator's voices were for a minute there. it was so bad I couldn't understand what they were saying and totally lost what was happening in the story. But I feel a bit conflicted because shouldn't we all be appreciative of the people that took their time and effort to volunteer to do the reading and that it is available free to everyone that wants to hear stories? I haven't volunteered yet so who am to complain? but on the other hand, not to disrespect the effort of those that contributed, but if it can't be understood and is causing more losses to Librivox and turning people away from listening, I have think that there should be a review with a pass fail system to all the recordings before they are released to the public. if there is some effort put into compiling all the chapters being read by different people couldn't there be at least a quick quality review?
Still want to see this as a film
the chapter 3 reader is SO hard to understand.
pissed
Logan Jolicoeur I so agree
@@priscibee4905 go to another upload..
What the hell
I had trouble understanding that reader too. It would have been better if men had read the complete book. It was after all a book about a male slave. The story was in places hard to listen to. Another good story is Incidents in the life of a slave girl.
The Russian narrator is difficult to understand somewhat but she is a volunteer and I think that is very nice of her to read.
Loved the 1st narrator and would have lived to listen to the full book but the following narrators were difficult to listen to.
They treated our people horrible God has a special place in hell for people like that
There is no God 🙏 and there will be no retribution !
Reminds me of Lazarus the beggar that the rich man rebuked and the rich man went to hell while watching Lazarus in Heaven being loved and cared for by Jesus. I'm a white woman and I could never treat another human being like this! Makes tears well up in my eyes that this evil happened and evil continues to this day in other ways. Your people are with the Lord healed and in his loving arms!
This would have never happened if our people the blacks had not sold us the blacks Them Black people made so much suffering
Your exactly right. What these people had to endure while this country that said all men are created equally while treating our fellow men and wemon this way. I'm ashamed to be white and I'm so very sorry to see what has been done to Indians African Americans and the Jewish people. If you have not yet listened to Incidents of the Life of a Slave girl audio book it's a must to read or listen to. I'm 43 years old and as an adult I only remember crying after my Father died and listening to that book being read. Freedom is a God given right to everyone so the Civil War should have never happened BC these people should have never been considered property.
Perhaps you should stop knifing each other then,
S0rry I could not do the earlier chapters, Maybe someone will.
03:37:00 Ch 08
03:45:17 Ch 09 pt. 1
04:17:00 Ch 09 pt. 2
04:47:00 Ch 10
05:37:15 Ch 11 pt. 2
05:58:58 Ch 12
06:30:22 Ch 13
06:53:24 Ch 14 pt 1
07:15:51 Ch 14 pt 2
07:35:40 Ch 15
08:01:00 Ch 16
08:33:30 Ch 17
08:58:32 Ch 18 pt 1
09:21:42 Ch 18 pt 2
09:46:16 Ch 19
10:10:11 Ch 20 pt 1
10:29:54 Ch 20 pt 2
It’s incredible that the slaves were so fortunate to get their story out and turned into a novel. Sad that 4.5x as many slaves were sold to the middle east, castrated, and terminated so that the truth is never revealed. Still goes on today; yet we worry about getting kickbacks in ukraine.
I can only listen to this audiobook in increments of 5 - 6 minutes at a time. My stomachs turns with such devastating atrocities of cruelness to human beings... children, adults and the elderly. May each descendent be blessed beyond measure for the past and continuing cruel inequality.😢
When he knocked on the door of his wife’s cabin, I could cry! 🥲🙏🏻
The way the slave masters tortured these people physically, it is insane they would talk about Jesus suffering on across.
I agree but the amazing thing about this is black people believe in their God is no god
@@joegeorge3889Your statement is not grammatically correct, nor is it clear. We are left wondering what you really meant, and those in my house cannot agree on your intent.
I want to finish listening. But I can’t understand the woman’s voice.
Doesn’t matter who is telling the story.
It’s very well written and the author comes through no matter who speaks his words (:
Sadly, there was one particular female reader who I simply could not understand.... Another female reader had a very strange lilting manner of reading and a whining in her voice which made it difficult for me to follow the story with smoothness. She read more than once toy dismay. Nonetheless, I thank all of the readers for their efforts.
@@godschildyes well this is written for all those who can relate ♾🧡
@@lronbutters5688 What is written for all those who can relate? Your comment, or this book?
@@godschildyes time is relative it’s the human experience I can relate to
@@lronbutters5688 You sound ridiculous!
First off, I know for a fact that you're not speaking from experience. Secondly, that "time is relative" comment is both laughable and nonsensical to this discourse. If you're one of "our people" (which I highly doubt), then I am extremely embarrassed of you! Rolling my eyes!
This is a gripping story. After listening to this I did a little research of Charles Ball. This reading is abridged, his entire story is not told. He was a sailor and a cook in the war of 1812. He is memorialized on a monument in Maryland. Now to the scholarly belief, it is believed that the person Charles Ball was made up by an abolitionist, a lawyer who incorporated story's of slaves to inform the people of the horrific condition of slavery in the south. One of the arguments is the fact of Charles's literacies. I myself don't know what to believe, whether or not Charles was "real". I do however believe the tale is a reality of treatment of black slaves in the united states. I believe in the bravery and strength of these forefathers of America's Black citizens. I also believe in the degradation and torture slaves had to endure. The inhumane conditions and cruelty inflicted on them. On a personal level this story has pierced my heart. It shall remain with me when I think of slavery. Now it is up to you to make up you're own mind.
I’m glad you did some research. I’ve listened to this story countless times trying to get an idea if I could be related to this person. A branch of tree before emancipation resided near Milledgeville, GA, where he was enslaved. At least 3 different slaveholders had ancestors of mine in that area. Because he said that he changed the names, I’ve listen for clues. But now, since you’ve said that this could be a fictional story based on an abolitionist’s observation of southern slavery, I don’t know what to think.
Crazy CAT Lady It pierced my heart as well. I believe these stories are true and the author (Fisher) got them directly from Charles Ball.
@@Jamnonit their was a Charles Ball! He may not have experienced everything in this book. The lawyer probably embellished the facts a bit. He was a real person! It's important to keep him and other slaves in our hearts. They live on through story's and the love we can send. It's not enough, it's what we have. I'm not black, I'm an American who stands for others constitutional rights. Black lives matter! This needs to be required reading in our classrooms. Peace
Crazy CAT Lady the author most definitely did not embellish on the facts...
@@JRD72 did you do any research? I know that what is written in the book are some of the facts of slavery, what Charles Ball endured will remain a mystery as he was most likely used for others agendas.
I like the first narrator.
Me too..
Me too
Me too ...i can't understand the other one 😡
Thats the end?
Me too
i am enjoying these books and in particular this one although I find it horrendous that anyone could treat another human being as such. It is a shame the Russian reader is not as proficient in reading the English language as she should be. It has spoiled this story for me. I find it very difficult to understand her although I do understand she has volunteered, but still!!!!!!!Thank you for making this book available free.
Facts! There shou li d be a criteria. Free or not
Wendy Hatton I couldn’t even listen to it.
Tbh. Most of these individuals volunteer to read to learn to speak and enunciate the english language because reading any language out loud is the best way to learn any language. Im sure librovox encourages those trying to learn english to volunteer. Im sure it could be found on the website.
Demanding stuff for free while listening to something for free, so ungrateful
@@jemimahkendall6579 I just read your comment from 2 years ago Dusty's kill country was built from everything tell anybody about anything free white privilege you get free money you get free everything because the color stay off our History channel's if you don't like what we saying how we say it stay woke cuz I'm stepping on nex
I have just discovered why I never subscribed to Audio Books. The stories of the slaves are very interesting BUT the readers are sub-par. 50years a Slave was ruined by the poor reading ability of the speakers. Some of the readers are very good but the poor readers ruin the storyline.
I really don't like the woman reading you can't hear or understand her
@@coz3001 It's so hard to convey tone in writing, are you serious? Surely you must be joking, there was nothing prejudiced in her comment.
What a pity, the first narrator did not do all the book. I cannot understand most of the words of the non-English language narrator.
The 2 narrators that come on at 1:20:00ish are the worst!! I had to skip over their chapters. Seriously!! 🤨
Yes, and my people were treated badly also... Native Americans. So were my husband's people, the Jews. I hate that any race was mistreated, but we need to remember all of them.
My great grandmother was Creek. I once ask her why she didn't speak of her childhood. She told me they were 'taught' to be ashamed. She passed when I was 15. I wish I had been more persistent.
Why do people always have to make it about them? I’m sure there are books about things that happened to native Americans and I know for a fact there are countless books about Jews. It’s sad you want attention that bad.
Indians had slaves
All the slaves will be in heaven how did they survive bless thee souls ✝
Why did your god let them be slaves? He must be evil.
@@chippers76751 that god is probably in hell
Not complaining but much as I wanted to finish I could not because its hard to understand certain chapters. I hope someone re_read this. Thanks
Whenever you hear any audio that is difficult to understand, it is a good option to try out playback at a lower speed. Often this is sufficient to help us understand.
I really enjoyed listening to this sad story of our American history. And I appreciate all of the narrators.
I thought your comment was grateful. Thank you.
If you could understand chapter 3 I got to hand it to you because I couldn't put the words together the girl had no idea of the English language or how to pronounce anything if you can good for you I couldn't
I really like this narrator’s voice.
What strikes me is how little their children learned from this. After being forced to be the building blocks of dream builders, their children seemed to only learn that making it means getting paid to build someone else's dream.
This is how human beings treat other human beings. Shameful.
The first 5 min should lead every American history class so the entire truth of this can be known.
Its a second atrocity that some politicians are trying to lessen the severity of this history.
It took me over a month to listen to all of this. I kept imaging the suffering these slaves went through.
I think that the beatings were the worst thing that I have ever heard of.
How can ANYONE justify beating someone with a whip.
Mel Adams I think the worst for me would have been separated from my kids and family listening to this is heartbreaking!
Wow the strength and courage of my people I salute you thank you for your strength and endurance
Someone with a COLD CRUEL and pardon the word I'm fixing to use, and a COAL DARKENED heart. So sad. But some of them made it to tell the true and real STORY for this generation to know. RIP my ancestors.
They did the VERY same thing to Jesus! Whipped Him and crucified Him! Judgment Day is coming! 😢😢🙏🙏👑👑
Exodus 21
2:42:18 I can’t tolerate anymore anymore of the book because of the reader beginning chapter 4.
The president Charles Ball encountered was President Andrew Jackson in 1830. Slavery wasn't outlawed in Egypt until 1904.
Andrew Jackson was one of the worst devils to live. Timucan Black Seminole.
I wish the first man had narrated the whole book. Didn't finish listening as I couldn't relax the way the next few were reading.
The ' cat-hauling ' incident totally stopped me in my tracks ..unbelievable barbarism!! I wept .
"And among these nations shall you find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but YAHUAH (God) shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind. And your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear day and night, and shall have none assurance of your life". Deuteronomy 28:64-66
"And YAHUAH (God) shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other elohiym (god), which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone." Deuteronomy 28:64
You lost me when the Russian started reading
Is she Russian? sounds like a pissed Minnie mouse!
Yeah me to horrible
You were never interested anyway.
I tried changing the speed on the video, & found I could hear better with it a hair faster, it helped me hear her diction, & I found it was worth hearing the story another slave told her, about what he went thru when he stole a sheep. It made me cry in horror.
Are you sure she was Russian? You know when they tell you to push one for English and nobody speaks it! I'm trying to catch a couple of words to put a sentence together can't understand a word she says why would they do that? Unreal
I don't know why I waited for some kind of happy ending.
Your words rang true when I read them.
Such a heartbreaking hell
Hollywood code of ethics use to make it mandatory... notsomuch with histpry...
And everyone died. The End.
"And you shall become an atonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither YAHUAH (God) shall lead you". Deuteronomy 28: 37
Why oh why did the narrator get replaced after chapter 3😒 I agree with everyone saying, Male characters should be read by Male narrators. Uhhhhh I want to hear the whole story and don't know if I can handle it
An extremely difficult testimony to hear, extremely!!! “The Truth will set you Free” ✝️ We need Truths and Facts more than ever!!! God help us and have mercy on us ✝️🙏
This absolutely sickens & angers me each time over the decades I've heard this or similar. Do you know how many times I've tried to do a family tree & can only get so far. I hope all these people & their descendents have a hot roasting, miserable existence wherever they are. Who should pay & when for this brutality & inhumane sickness?
The people who should pay are dead, the people who should be paid are dead, you are not owed anything by anyone still alive or dead it didn't happen to you, move on.
I just pray that none of my descendants were involved in slavery. Enough said.
Their descendants were not involved. The people responsible and the victims of the cruelty are dead. Your hate does not right the wrong. Hopefully God is executing justice for slave owners and victims in heaven reunited with their family.
Very interesting book. I totally agree with those who say that chapter 3 was poorly read. I personally lost interest in the events of chapter 3, thanks to the reader. Am glad she was never featured in reading the rest of the book I however ask did the slave Charles ball really leave and wrote these accounts or this is purely fiction; a book that is giving an account of the sufferings and humiliations African Americans had to undergo and endure during the days of slavery otherwise the book was both interesting and moving
Charles ball is Arthur. The slave I believe he recorded an oral testimony
julius kithiki Mr. Ball told his story to a writer.
Part fact, part fiction.
Terrifies me how many people are more than willing to be evil.
And reading some of the comments here, they are STILL around.
Imagine being able to purchase a whole human solely based on the color of their skin. Americans history is tragic, yet, 100% factual. It’s completely sad.
First narrator was audible and clear
Slavery started and was main supplier of slaves were the French/ Spain.These country continued well after USA fought to end slavery
Oh boy. You're completely ignorant of history. Go read a history book...a real history book not the fairy tales taught to you in American pretend schools.
I was reading along with my book with this audio. The audio skipped a lot of sections, scenes and other slaves' stories.. Please don't state this is a full book, when it is not. You're taking away from its history and timeline. I enjoyed the first narrator.
Thanks!
30 years a slave is sad but
Awesome audio book...
Probably one of the best....
And 50 years is worse.
@@billygoat520
I'll have to listen to that one
Thanks....
I'm sorry I was being sarcastic because the book is entitled "50 years a slave".
@@billygoat520 it's all good my way..💟
Except for the terrible narrator
I appreciate this reader :) thank you !
Thanks so much
I’m sorry but it’s tough to listen to this being read by a YT person.😢
I used to live by the gamble plantation in ellenton fl and i used to think dam i live in the fields where slaves work and image i hard it had to be
Let us continue to bear witness.
POWERFUL
The first reader had clearer speech & was easier to understand.
So true.
Funny how the Florida Board of Education under the control of Governer DeSantis has mandated that public school teachers instruct their students that slavery had very many positive aspects. Yeah, I'm sure Mr. Ball would have heartily agreed. Seriously, how can Floridians (and others I'm sure) remotely think that slavery had any benefits for the enslaved? It's madness. Is this book banned in Florida public schools and in other states of the former Confederacy?
A slave who was lucky enough to be owned by a benevolent master was most certainly in a better condition than a free black person trying to make his way in a society that would not hire him for a job or recognize him as a man deserving of the rights of a human being.
Even being owned by a relatively merciful master was still a precarious existence. That's the story in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The original, fairly kindly owner in the upper south dies and his heirs who inherit the estate sell him down the river where he has one hellish experience after another. Similarly, some of the Founding Fathers (was it Washington, Jefferson or both?) lived beyond their means and after their deaths some of their slaves were sold off to settle debts. Certainly, free blacks in 19th century had it rough no matter what, but there is a basic indignity and insecurity of being owned by another person to be kept or disposed of like a horse or a piece of furniture. @@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973
Didn't understand chapter 3!! The 1st reader sounds like Kevin Kostner no?
I really cannot believe this! I was listening to this book the narrator was absolutely wonderful! Then a new chapter starts and some girl comes on narrating I could not understand anything she was saying! Pronouncing every single thing wrong! This must be a bad joke in very bad taste why would they do that? I'm trying to find a word or two in a sentence to try to understand and put it together! Thank you very much for ruining this experience by putting somebody on that does not speak or understand a word of what she is saying
Yea the female was horrible.. she doesnt need to do anymore narration.. we can do without her
No not a joke, completely ruined the audiobook, terrible narrator, they could have at least found a foreigner who pronounced English properly. It's a male character, and should have had a male voice.
I didnt think any of the female narrators were any good. They sound like tired and bored babysitters reluctantly reading children a story. Could have been alot better
Whenever you encounter audio of someone you’re having trouble understanding, it is recommended to reduce the playback speed. Usually if you slow down the audio, you can understand the person much easier. Many non-native speakers become nervous and speak too quickly, making it more difficult to understand them.
I'm having trouble understanding the chapters being read by the woman with the foreign accent
chapter 3 is clear and understandable at a slower speed.
Thank you for your good idea!! Many new English speakers make the mistake of talking too quickly, which makes understanding them very challenging. I wish I could highlight your suggestion!!
They should have a black man narrate this book.
How do you know a black man didn't read parts, Because he didn't sound the way you feel a black person should sound? Tell me what did a black persons speak like 300 years ago? Youre comment is really foolish and shows exactly who you really are.
@@jaysjaysgarden398 calm down, snowflake. Your ultra sensitivity will lead you to an early grave. But I’m sure that will be no lost to our country!
@@vajee5 must be nice walking around in a bubble, Hey you still looking for that black man. What an asshole you are..
I agree!
I own two businesses and employ 6 to 8 people. The idea of hurting any one of my guys or not paying them a fair wage is hard for me to imagine. I don't consider myself to be a boss, but rather a fellow worker. It takes less effort to be good to my fellow workers than to be inhumane. This story is heartbreaking to me.
Do you ever wonder how you’d have been under this period of time’s white southern socialization? It’s a scary thought.
@@dulaneygibson2014 yes, I have tried to imagine being like this. But I can't. I wouldn't be able to hold my head up in public knowing I had harmed a fellow human being. I see us all as simple people just trying to live the best we can.
I CAN'T HEAR OR UNDERSTAND THE SECOND READER... BUT IT WAS GOOD UP TIL THEN... BYE I CAN'T FINISH
It was only for a little while, they had many different readers
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Erie Pistolvannya The murder of George Floyd. This is the second audio book I’ve listened to, the first one being “incidents in the life of a slave girl” by Harriet Jacobs. It has opened my eyes and broken my heart.
Trying to understand the narrator in chapter 3.
Cannot understand the female reading, so had to discontinue story. She does not have a clear voice for reading, too high pitched.
While this book is a great book, the reading of it is NOT. Don't you think a book about a black slave should at least have been read by a black man? Chapter 3 is a woman with a tiny lil voice probably from India. What!?
Thank you!!! Someone finally said exactly what I was thinking. If there was a book written about women who were rapped would it make since for the whole book to be narrated by men? To hear the right voice that match what’s happening in the book would be so much better.
Dude..chapter 3 woman reader is really difficult to understand. This is crummy because the 1st guy was so good and easy to listen to
Having one narrator through out would go a long way in the enjoyment of any book. Narrator # 2 is so awful. I recently heard her on another recording and just had to skip it since I couldn't ID the characters' names albeit they were Greek and unfamiliar to my ear. Maybe to her too for all I know.
3rd Narrator picks up @ 2:47.
Why in the hell didnt they get Black men to narrate this, they would’ve conveyed this a lot better. Some of these people sound ridiculous. Sorry
Hmmm...wonder why..
I agree that it would be more pleasurable if a man read it... black man being my preferred choice too.
I don’t understand the first woman. I have a message! Please have clear speakers for this narrative’s
Your a beautiful story teller❤
Why do they change authors? Ruined it, sounds like she is 7 and I can't understand her
As humans we are almost done with this.
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It's still happening in Africa today
Chapter 4 onward is unlistenable. I can't understand a word.
Man this was hard to listen to. How on earth would anyone ever thing it's human or fit to treat humans in this manner. Evil bloodlines. Hope they are rotten in hell and live with extreme generational curses.