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The Story Of Ms. Gertie King
- A Heartwarming and Gripping Post Civil War Era Southern Plantation Family Saga Set in the Deep South of Mobile, Alabama (Faith-based)
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Ya'll, let me tell you my story!
Glad you could find your way here, and I welcome you to the Sellers Plantation here in the deep south of Mobile, Alabama. I'm anxious to get started with my story tellin,' so, I'm sharin' a little bout the story that I be tellin' to ya'll down below.When I wuz born, I be given the name Gertrude Ida Rollins, but as I be growin' folks just be callin' me Ms. Gertie. I wuz born in Mobile, Alabama in the year eighteen and eighty-eight. Yes, that be a long time ago for most of ya'll, but I thinks it be good to be learnin' bout the history that be comin' before you were born. The days of slavery wuz twenty years in the past, but for most folks of color, not much had changed in terms of treatment by wealthy plantation owners here in the deep south.
My story is gonna takes you on a journey through my experiences from when I be a small child up to when I became a young woman. I’ll be sharin’ with ya’ll the trials I faced for bein’ colored, which always set my little heart to racing, but I’ll also be tellin’ you bout the joys I wuz to know through singin;' which be somethin' I've always loved to do since I be real small. My love for singin’ began when I be usin' my boomin’ voice to sing out the ol' southern gospels in my Granddaddy Isaiah’s church every Sunday. That’s right, Ms. Gertie’s gonna take ya’ll to church, cuz it be one of my favorite places to be.
Ya'll will also be meetin' three amazingly strong women which be my Mama Cecilia, Granny Mabel, and her best friend Mama Hall. They all were highly responsible for shapin’ my life in a very profound way. Specially when it came to sharin’ their secret family recipes so’s I could learn to cook which I be lovin' to do since I be small, and teachin’ me bout becomin’ a woman; which be a time in my life that I be findin' real awkward and highly confusin.'
Throughout my life, I wuz to learn that within the same family which be the Sellers, that you could witness evil and hate, or love and respect; dependin’ on the family member that you be encounterin.' Be sure to pay close attention, cuz der will also be a mystery of sorts that involves ol' Mister Joe, the evil overseer whom everyone greatly despised. I know you'll be wantin' to figure things out; but it's one mystery I neva found me an answer to yet.
For those that be lovin’ em’ a love story, I'll be throwin' in a little romance down the way, but I'm savin' that for later, cuz that be a real special part of my story.
I can tells you this, I likes to talk in a loud boomin' voice, so don't be afraid none if'n I gets excited from time to time with the tellin' of my story. All I can be sayin' for now is that der is gonna be situations that make you bust out laughin,' then cryin' cuz you be feelin' sad, and other parts of the story that will has you scratchin' your head in wonder.I just sat down on my front porch, I’m in my favorite rockin' chair with a cup of hot black coffee in my hand, and I’m ready to do me some story-tellin.’ So, grab you a nice cold glass of sweet tea or lemonade if’n that’s what you prefer, sit on back, and let me tell you my story. You can trust that I be knowin’ how to tell ya'll a good story, I has been tellin’ stories my whole life, and if’n I do say so myself, my story be a real good one!
We be startin' at the beginin,' it be my fourth birthday, and I wuz real excited bout havin' me some chocolate cake that my Granny Mabel be makin' for my party. I be thinkin' that everybody loves dem some cake, right? (Further on in my life after this story be told, I became famous for my chocolate cakes, and strangely enough the mention of my cakes be savin' a young man's life. But that be another story for another day.)I has a whole lot of years to get through that I hope ya'll will find mighty interestin,' so it's time for us to be gettin' started!
Let's begin...
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Natchez, 1841. As a slave girl, Jenny has always yearned for freedom, but when her master Cornelius Carson abruptly sets her free and hands her a steamboat ticket to free soil in Ohio, she is completely alone. She knows she faces a future filled with dangers. Then an old acquaintance, Walker Jackson, persuades her to return with him to Carefree, the abandoned Natchez estate of her childhood. Only one person still lives there: Esther, a slave woman. When Cornelius unexpectedly inherits the estate, Jenny finds that her life, like the estate, is taking some unexpected turns. The lives of ...
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The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson
- A Novel
- By: Nancy Peacock
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Sitting in a jail cell on the eve of his hanging, April 1, 1875, freedman Persimmon "Persy" Wilson wants nothing more than to leave some record of the truth - his truth. He may be guilty but not of what he stands accused: the kidnapping and rape of his former master's wife. In 1860 Persy had been sold to Sweetmore, a Louisiana sugar plantation, alongside a striking light-skinned house slave named Chloe. Their deep and instant connection fueled a love affair and inspired plans to escape their owner, Master Wilson, who claimed Chloe as his concubine.
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Just so-so overall
- By Henwhisperer on 04-22-18
By: Nancy Peacock
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Charleston's Daughter
- The Low Country Series, Book 1
- By: Sabra Waldfogel
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A Charleston belle with slavery on her conscience. A slave with rebellion in her heart. In South Carolina in 1858, no friendship could be more dangerous.
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Great Historical Research
- By Carmen Lang on 11-26-20
By: Sabra Waldfogel
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Darkness
- A Slave's Story
- By: Jeff Nebeker-Johnson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Darkness: A Slave’s Story is a fictionalized account of not just one slave’s life, but the tribulations and misery of many American slaves. Darkness cannot comprehend why she is a slave, simply because of the color of her skin. Throughout her childhood she vows to one day have what she believes her white masters have: a life free from suffering. Because of her rebellious nature, she is sold at auction to a brother and sister on a lone hemp farm and learns what it’s like to live and work alongside a white family. When one of her owners head off to fight for the Union during the Civil ...
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I've read/listened to MUCH better
- By Danielle Adkins on 09-03-24
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If Cotton Could Talk
- A Blackwashed 19th Century Pre-Civil War Fictional Story That Depicts The People, Tone And Events Of The Era.
- By: Alvin M. Hayes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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If Cotton Could Talk," is a civil war era historical fiction novel about 19th-century slave life in the South. You will be introduced to a cast of characters; Black mothers and fathers who are fearless, smart, and devoted to family and justice. Heroes and heroines whose leadership gave enslaved people hope. But before freedom comes, they must survive other slaves who prove to be untrustworthy. At the same time ruthless, hostile, hateful men are determined to keep the status quo. Pre-Civil War, 1850, enslaved people could sense that their lives were going to change. Slaves reasoned that they...
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This is a great story telling about our black history
- By Danyelle T on 05-21-24
By: Alvin M. Hayes
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Mary Not Broken
- By: Deborah L. King
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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In 1930s Mississippi, Mary Johnson hates the oppressive heat, working on her family farm, and having to attend her minister father's church several times a week. But she loves Mason Carter, her musician boyfriend. Both fantasize about living the high life up north in the big city. When William Bevers, a wealthy old preacher, comes to court her, he promises a life of luxury along with money and status for her family. Mary wants nothing to do with him, but her parents decide for her. Determined to avoid a forced marriage, Mary elopes with Mason to the bright lights of Chicago.
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Trauma and Suffering
- By Erin Martin on 05-06-24
By: Deborah L. King
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- 04-12-24
What Kind of ending was that?
The story was good all the way up to the end and the ending was terrible! Just kind of stops then the epilogue announces there's more to the story just gotta read the rest of the series. Come on now! I also did not like the digital performance because word were pronounced incorrectly. It's supper not souper!
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- farstar
- 03-01-24
suffering and sacrifice
the evils of slavery. The misquoted scriptures. The ignorance and arrogance of the white people. The hateful bigotry of the people who deemed themselves superior.
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- APRIL Holdridge
- 06-06-24
The mention of Mobile.
I didn’t like the lack of information about Mobile. I would have liked more as it helps the imagination especially if you know Mobile.
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