The desire of being free resembled the awful conditions that some of them had. Nevertheless, numbers of slaves claimed that they would want to go back in time and visit their owners since they treated them well enough. A variety of slaves experienced various types of slavery and each of the stories represented unique lifestyles that each of them had. The slaves had not only described their working conditions, but as well as the Majority of the slaves suffered during the times they were enslaved while the rest had a fairly good time. The slaves that were being interviewed had various answers about whether or not they had hard times back then.
The slave community on the plantation predated Hammond’s governance over the plantation, and also managed to outlive his control over the Silver Bluff Plantation. The secondary source sheds light on the relationship of Master and Slavery, and also portrays James Hammond to be understanding of the slaves he reigns over; his actions are proof to my claim. He
and of course are and ought to be slaves to the American people and their children forever“ ( Walker 792). He uses this tone to depict just how silly the notion of slavery is when he says these things that are blatantly not right. Walker seems to use this method of speaking throughout his writing to get his point across. Walker compares the American way of slavery to the way it was under the Romans and comes to a very interesting point. “The world knows, that slavery as it existed among the Romans was, comparatively speaking, no more than a cypher, when compared with ours under the Americans” he stated (Walker 792).
Derrick Williams Prof. Sackley History 199 9/30/2011 “For my own part, I felt indifferent to my fate. It appeared to me that the worst had come (the separation of him and his family), that could come, and that no change of fortune could harm me.” Charles Ball was born into slavery. He encountered the same punishment and had to live the same hard and cruel life similar to any other slave. However, Balls story differs due to his never ending ambition to be active in his attempts to expose, change, and better the lives of slaves. As a young man, Ball was sold and separated from his wife and children to a slave trader.
American History H L. Watson Book Report Due: 10/29/10 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Federick Douglass Introduction The life of Frederick Douglass was very hard. He was born a slave in February of 1818. Being separated form his mother at just a very young age, he was raised by his grandmother on a plantation. He had several slave owners but the one whose plantation he spoke of the most was Colonel Lloyd. Douglass' focus in this book was to keep record of what i believe to inform the world of the American slave.
One story that goes in depth about these things is about a slave who worked his way up towards a house-slave. These slaves got to stay in the house, and more often than not, these slaves would be REALLY hated by the other slaves. Anyway, this slave, even though a house slave didn't just betray his fellow slaves to the master. This slave self-taught himself to read so that whenever the master and another helper were talking, he could understand them. You see, whenever the master and someone else were speaking, and they didn't want the house slave to know, they would spell out whatever they're trying to say.
This is accurate because the men felt bad for the women because they weren’t as strong and capable to carry these huge bags of cotton. These bags were usually between 24-30 pounds a day. But just like in Uncle Tom’s Cabin there was a snitch who told on any of his or her fellow slaves just to put himself in a good position with the master. The quote “ Just because we aint white, don’t mean we aint human” shows a realistic feature in Uncle Tom’s Cabin because slaves who were sick of being treated like garbage would try to words of sorrow to persuade them to give them a break instead of freedom. Slaves knew no sympathy would come from their masters so they plaid for the smallest.
Brandon Favela HIST 1302 Due: 05/07/13 Brandon Favela HIST 1302 Due: 05/07/13 True Characters in a Time of Falsity Every person is unique in their own way, and these stories, Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass prove just that. There were differences in their experiences as slaves, such as their location and gender, but both stories present a strong sense of free will and moral understanding. Although they were both swallowed by the monster of slavery they chose to fight against it and stand up for themselves and others. They are both faced with difficult situations during their slavery, some decisions seem impossible to make but this only emphasizes
To understand what it was like to be a slave during the time period of Frederick Douglass is unimaginable. To live in the type of environment that Frederick did and be treated as an inexhaustible resource, let alone be taken from your mother at birth, is hard to fathom. The struggles that Frederick portrays in his narrative could even possibly be considered miniscule compared to the endless torture others, who didn’t escape, endured. Frederick Douglass offers a unique and eye opening perspective into the life and journey from a slave to a free man. Frederick, born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, only aware that he was born around 1818, is born into a greater disadvantage than most slaves in that his father is a white man.
Lakeshia Brown US History 211-05 April 19, 2012 Book Review In the Slave Community, John W. Blassingame gives insight on the slaves’ life that we normally do not get to see. He starts off by discussing the horrific enslavement process. He then goes in to depth of the African heritage, cultural, family, acculturation, behavior, religion, and personality. He supports his story with the evidence such as slave narratives, autobiographies, and historical data. Chapter one begins by explaining the process that the Africans had to go through to get to America.