It is my object to give to the reader a plain, simple narrative of the more interesting portion of my life, while in slavery. I was born in Annarundel County, State of Maryland, about sixty miles below Baltimore, and lived a slave more than twenty years. My old master was a physician, but I think it prudent to withhold his name. No one, who has always enjoyed the right of liberty, can realize the horrors of slavery. To be at the will of another, to be owned like a cow or horse, and liable ...

Early Life and Enslavement: Leonard Black was born into slavery in Maryland. He details his early life, highlighting the harsh conditions and the brutal realities of being enslaved. His narrative includes descriptions of the physical and psychological torment inflicted on enslaved individuals.Family Separation: One of the poignant aspects of Black’s narrative is his account of family separation, a common and devastating experience for many enslaved people. He reflects on the pain of being ...

Leonard Black was a slave who escaped after twenty years of captivity. He eventually became a Baptist minister. The Life and Sufferings of Leonard Black is his biography.

An unexpected encounter at the library leads to a passionate night between Marcus andRosalind. Despite their significant age difference, their chemistry is undeniable. As theyexplore their desires, their connection deepens, leading to a life-changing decision. But willsociety's judgment tear them apart or will their love conquer all? A captivating tale of lovethat defies expectations and proves that age is just a number. Don't miss out on this10,000-...

This collection includes over 100 slave narratives and more than a thousands transcripts of recorded interviews made with former salves in the first half of 20th century: Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave The History of Mary Prince The Blind African Slave (Boyrereau Brinch) The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano The Life and Adventures of Zamba, an African King (Zamba Zembola) A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents ...

E-artnow present the anthology of the most impactful slave narratives. The collection includes the memoirs, letters and biographies of former slaves, with the thousands of recorded interviews made in the South until 1970s: Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Life and Times of Frederick Douglass My Bondage and My Freedom Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Harriet: The Moses of Her People Booker T. Washington: Up From Slavery ...

This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes—with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. Leonard Susskind and Gerard ’t Hooft realized the threat and responded w...

繼理查・費曼之後最會說故事的物理學家瑟斯坎，以外行人都能理解的清晰比喻，解釋相對論、量子力學、弦論和黑洞理論，寫下近代理論物理學最重要的一役。史蒂芬・霍金結合重力場論與量子場論的顛峰成就，導出「資訊會在黑洞蒸發過程中遺失」的悖論，威脅到整個自然律的根基。弦論創始人之一瑟斯坎於是與霍金展開了這場歷時二十多年的理論之戰。原來宇宙是個全像圖？弦論學家為了指出霍金的偉大「錯誤」，發現物理史上最驚人的原理。《黑洞戰爭》是當代最重要理論物理學家之一瑟斯坎的回憶錄，描述他參與一場關於黑洞本質辯論的持久戰的完整歷程，對手則是全球最知名的物理學家霍金。霍金原來基於廣義相對論，主張資訊一旦進入黑洞就被永遠銷毀，無法找回；但根據量子力學，資訊必須守恆，不能消失。瑟斯坎立刻意識到如果這是對的，我們對於宇宙基本規律的理解都必須拋棄──要麼資訊遺失，量子力學需要徹底重建，要麼就是廣義相對論在黑洞視界附近出了很根本的問題。於是，瑟斯坎向霍金的這項「黑洞資訊悖論」宣戰。《黑洞戰爭》描述的就是這場史詩級論戰。作者...

BLURBBlack Sister Glory is a delicately themed, thought-provoking and brain jostling book aimed at touching the delicate and yet intricate well-beings of the average Black people’s existence all across the globe. Its chapters are themed based on the hidden struggles, challenges and everyday experiences of black men and women from hundreds and if not thousands of years before.The author, through ample research, through re-education, and constant desire to learn about the bla...

BLACK CHRISTMAS ROMANCE BLURBIn a twisted game of love, romance and erotica, the author, Jay R Leonard brings forth a story like it just might have never been seen before. A story filled with grit, structure, secrets, and mischief and above all, riddled with intimacy and emotions all over, this new Christmas erotica and romance is nothing like most writers tend to attempt.A newly married couple find themselves struggling to connect and as such, need a way out. Unknown to on...

Hap and Leonard is now a Sundance TV series.With his trademark knack for gut-busting laughter and head-splitting action, Joe R. Lansdale serves up a bubbling cauldron of murder and mayhem that only he could create.Hap Collins has just returned home from a gig working on an off shore oil rig. With a new perspective on life, Hap wants to change the way he's living, and shoot the straight and narrow. That is until the man who stole Leonard Pine's boyf...

BLURB FOR BLACK SISTER BOOK TWOIf you enjoyed the mind-thrilling breathtaking and eye-opening wonders included in the ever-consuming and powerful “Black Sisters Glory Series One”, then series two is just about to leave you befuddled on and by how much excellence lies in it.To begin with, every word entailed in the book itself isn’t just written with the hopes of amassing readers. They are scripted specifically for you, the black sister, and in relation to and with everyth...