He was an emancipated slave.

Fountain Hughes, recalling what he remembered about those years as a slave. Even though he was a child as a slave, he recalls many details about those days.

I don't think I could have survived slavery as long as he did or worse yet, his mother.

Clips included from in this video, to help tell the story, are from: 12 Years a Slave, Django, Unchained, and The Little Rascals

(Entire recording is at the Library of Congress.)
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