From Bondage To Freedom

Louis Hughes's autobiography Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage into Freedom, was first published in 1897, has been edited by D. Constantine-Simms. This current edition by D. Constantine-Simms of Think Doctor Publications is unique for the following reasons: 50 annotated original photos. 10 original annotated illustrations. 25 Interviews with former slaves That have been sourced from: The Library of Congress, The University of Virginia The University of North Carolina. Furthermore, the numerous and relevant photos and illustrations chosen for this book, have been systematically placed in various chapters at relevant points as a means of enabling the reader to acquire a greater understanding of the life of Hughes from the point of bondage through to his life after Freedom.