Kate Drumgoold

Kate Drumgoold
Kate Drumgoold was an African American author and educator born into slavery in Virginia around 1858. Her autobiography, "A Slave Girl's Story: Being an Autobiography of Kate Drumgoold," was published in 1898 and provides a vivid account of her life, from enslavement to freedom. Drumgoold emphasizes the importance of education and her faith, detailing her efforts to pursue learning after the Civil War and her work as a teacher in New York and New Jersey. Her narrative is valued for its insight into the experiences of formerly enslaved women during Reconstruction and the post-emancipation period.

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CHAPTER I Once a slave girl, I have endeavored to fill the pages with some of the most interesting thoughts that my mind is so full of, and not with something that is dry. This sketch is written for the good of those that have written and prayed that the slaves might be a freed people, and have schools and books and learn to read and write for themselves; and the Lord, in His love for us and to us as a... more...