![]() ![]() ![]() From such a wilderness of events it is difficult to make a selection, but as I am not writing altogether the history of myself, I will confine my story to the most important incidents which I believe influenced the moulding of my character. As I cannot condense, I must omit many strange passages in my history. Every day seems like a romance within itself, and the years grow into ponderous volumes. Hour after hour I sit while the scenes are being shifted and as I gaze upon the panorama of the past, I realize how crowded with incidents my life has been. The visions are so terribly distinct that I almost imagine them to be real. I am now on the shady side of forty, and as I sit alone in my room the brain is busy, and a rapidly moving panorama brings scene after scene before me, some pleasant and others sad and when I thus greet old familiar faces, I often find myself wondering if I am not living the past over again. My recollections of childhood are distinct, perhaps for the reason that many stirring incidents are associated with that period. My birthplace was Dinwiddie Court–House, in Virginia. I was born a slave-was the child of slave parents-therefore I came upon the earth free in God–like thought, but fettered in action. ![]() You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! ![]() The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]()
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