"Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839" by Fanny Kemble is a personal record of the author's stay at a Georgia plantation, revealing an up-close view of slavery in the 1800s. The story vividly describes the lives of enslaved people, revealing both the cruelty they faced and the strength they showed. Kemble, a Northerner against slavery, shares her confusion over the beliefs about slavery and her changing understanding of it. During her time on the plantation, Kemble writes about the environment, the difficult lives of those enslaved, and their fear of harsh treatment. She thought deeply about how people could see enslaved people as content when their enslavement was unjust. By recording what she saw and felt, she hoped to challenge the common defenses of slavery and encourage compassion for enslaved people.
Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839
By Fanny Kemble
Witness the jarring realities of plantation life and the plight of the enslaved through the eyes of a woman grappling with her conscience in a divided nation.
Summary
About the AuthorFrances Anne Kemble was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing, and works about the theatre.
Frances Anne Kemble was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing, and works about the theatre.
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