Download or read book Life on the Old Plantation in Ante-bellum Days written by Irving E. Lowery and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Account by a former slave of life on the plantation, describing the work, religious, funerary, courting, and recreation practices of the slaves, as well as the social relations between slaves and slaveowners. Appendix discusses social and racial relations after Emancipation and presents the author's views on the state of race relations in the early 20th century.