From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom

About this film

LibriVox recording of From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom by Lucy Ann Delaney. Read in English by James K. White In From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom Delaney tells the story of how she was born into slavery of her mother--a freeborn black woman who had been kidnapped and sold on the blocks--but escaped while a teenager and eventually sued in court for her freedom. After the Civil War, Delaney spent the rest of her life inspiring other African Americans to take advantage of the new opportunities available to them as a result of their new found freedom, and to constantly strive to improve their lives and the lives of their progeny - Summary by James K. White For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (27MB)

Directors & creators

Lucy Ann Delaney

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;memoir; slave; inspirational; slave narrative

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