{"product_id":"the-self-liberation-of-parson-sykes-enslavement-in-southampton-county-virginia-9780999133118","title":"The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes\u003c\/em\u003e is a documentary novel based on a true story and actual events and was drawn from a variety of historical sources, including published government materials and family chronicles. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA trilogy, the story profiles Private Parson Sykes' evolution from enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia, followed by his enlistment into the Union Army and culminating with his emancipation and return to the county.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe initial part subtitled, \u003cem\u003eEnslavement in Southampton County Virginia\u003c\/em\u003e, of the trilogy, takes place in 1864 near the end of the American Civil War on the slave-holding Jacob Williams' middle-class family farm in Southampton County Virginia. During the 1831 Southampton Insurrection, the farm came under attack by Nat Turner and his insurgents, which haunts Jacob.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the Civil War started, Parson began discussing human rights and the political implications of the abolition of slavery with his two brothers. In the book, Parson and Jacob Williams are faced at opposite ends of the disputed points over the moral issue of slavery and secession, a political decision that led directly to war. In December 1864, he planned to liberate himself by running away from Jacob Williams' farm and following an eastward path along the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad to reach Norfolk, Virginia, which was a Union-occupied city. Upon reaching Norfolk and in the hands of Union troops, Parson had liberated himself from bondage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes also functions to draw attention to the important role Black soldiers and their White officers played during the Civil War as members of United States Colored Troops (USCT). Though less heralded, the USCT regiments were the precursors to Black army units famously nicknamed as the Buffalo Soldiers., Smoked Yankees, the Harlem Hell Fighters, Tuskegee Airmen, and the Red Ball Express. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hmg Epublishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999133118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hmg Epublishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41402820493427,"sku":"099913311X","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_04bfbcf5-7014-49a9-834e-f07e69c46362.jpg?v=1709648810","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-self-liberation-of-parson-sykes-enslavement-in-southampton-county-virginia-9780999133118","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}