Although much has been written about the peculiar institution of slavery, questions still remain about this manifestly cruel system. How could such brutality be

Excerpt from From Slave Cabin to the Pulpit: The Autobiography of Rev. Peter Randolph; The Southern Question Illustrated and Sketches of Slave Life If to be tru

Reverend Peter Randolph (c. 1825-1897) was a former African American slave who became a Baptist preacher. Born into slavery, he was freed and moved to Boston. H