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African American family, late 19th century

Text of Ex-Slave’s Letter to His Former Master

Source: Yahoo News

Soon after the Civil War, Confederate Colonel Patrick Henry Anderson asked one of his ex-slaves, Jordan Anderson, to return to his Tennessee plantation to work. Read Jordan Anderson’s satirical response.

This entry was posted in The Struggle for Freedom and tagged Historic Figures, History on August 7, 2013 by .

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