Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839 by Fanny Kemble

"Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839" by Fanny Kemble is an account written in 1838-1839 but published in 1863. English actress Kemble documented her experiences on her husband's Georgia plantation, where hundreds were enslaved. Initially appreciating plantation life except for slavery itself, she grew increasingly horrified by the system's brutality. Her conversations with enslaved people and failed attempts to intercede revealed the devastating realities of bondage. Published during the Civil War to sway British opinion against the Confederacy, her journal became a powerful abolitionist document. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
Title Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_a_Residence_on_a_Georgian_Plantation_in_1838%E2%80%931839
Credits Produced by Pauline, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team. With thanks to the Ryan Memorial Library of the
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 52.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class F206: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States
Subject Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893 -- Diaries
Subject Slavery -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century
Subject Plantation life -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century
Subject Plantation owners' spouses -- Georgia -- Diaries
Subject Georgia -- Social life and customs
Category Text
EBook-No. 12422
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Most Recently Updated Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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