Powerful, mesmerizing narrative of the life of an African-born slave "St. Augustine during the nineteenth century has been described for us by many a resident and traveler, but never so pungently and colorfully as by Sitiki, renamed Uncle Jack, an African American who passed from slave in the first half of the century to freedman in the second."--Michael Gannon, author of Florida: A Short History "Griffin presents Sitiki/Smith's narrative, his life and his times, with sensitivity, respect, and accuracy. A revealing autobiography of a remarkable man."--Jim Miller,...
Powerful, mesmerizing narrative of the life of an African-born slave "St. Augustine during the nineteenth century has been described for u...