Pre-Slave Narratives
I don’t think that anybody living in America, especially around here, would ever be able to comprehend the serious devestation that was the life of a slave. I know I can’t and reading standard textbooks that give dates and facts and other impersonal information is going to do nothing to change that. I know that slaves were physically and mentally abused into submision and that they were sold off to the highest bidder like a piece of furniture. Actually, to say that a slave had a life would be a lie because their first, second, and even third obligation was to their master. They hardly ever had the chance to think of the little family they might have had nearby or even themselves. I’m curious to discover how these slave narratives can open my knowlege and understanding of a slave’s existence and hopefully reading them will give me a lot more perspective on the benefits I have as a person.
