With the onset of yet another era in what appears a major issue with racial equality, it is more important than ever to understand the past when it comes to this issue. While personal experience remains limited, there are some publications which were written by actual slaves. One of these publications reflects the slavery biography of a Slave which describes the experience of the Reverend Charles Thompson as a child during slavery in the American south.
The biography was published in 1875 and is often used by professors and scholars when studying or teaching on the topic. In the book, the Reverend explains the time and experiences as a young boy in detail. In fact, the book has often been referred to as being as close to the text of a witness that one could get in what is only a few documented experiences provided directly by anyone from the period.
Born in Atala County, Mississippi, Charles lived and worked on a plantation until the time the mother died at the age of 37. At which time, the uncle, fearing separation from a wife hid from slave owners and blood hounds. After learning that an owner would allow the couple to work on a farm together, the uncle surrendered.
The mother of the author died at the early age of 37. After which, an uncle hid from the slave owners and blood hounds because of fear of being separated from a loving wife. At which time, Charles was hired out to a number of different plantations as a both a young boy and an adult. Eventually, the uncle surrounded after learning that one owner would allow the couple to work on the same plantation.
The stories of the uncle and the author are closely shadowed in a film called Django Unchained, and a mini-series which first aired in the 1970s called Roots, by historian and filmmaker Alex Hailey. Both of these stories portray slavery in a truer light than others. As such, while difficult to watch, it is an important story that needs to be told again and again throughout history.
In most cases, during the slave trade, slaves were considered personal property who could be owned, sold and traded by plantation owners and slave masters. While entire families may have been sold into the system, many were later sold separately and families destroyed. Whereas, those whom refused to do assigned chores, attempted to escape or rebelled, were often punished severely.
Once owned by a Master or Slave owner, the individuals were required to perform chores and work without pay. In most cases, slaves lived in quarters which were less than acceptable. Whereas, most had to do extra chores for room and board as required by owners.
One of the saddest aspects of slavery is that of rape. For, there were numerous owners who would take female and male slaves at will for sexual gratification. In fact, there are a number of descendants of slaves now living whom are children, grandchildren and great grandchildren which have no idea of how the line started.
The biography was published in 1875 and is often used by professors and scholars when studying or teaching on the topic. In the book, the Reverend explains the time and experiences as a young boy in detail. In fact, the book has often been referred to as being as close to the text of a witness that one could get in what is only a few documented experiences provided directly by anyone from the period.
Born in Atala County, Mississippi, Charles lived and worked on a plantation until the time the mother died at the age of 37. At which time, the uncle, fearing separation from a wife hid from slave owners and blood hounds. After learning that an owner would allow the couple to work on a farm together, the uncle surrendered.
The mother of the author died at the early age of 37. After which, an uncle hid from the slave owners and blood hounds because of fear of being separated from a loving wife. At which time, Charles was hired out to a number of different plantations as a both a young boy and an adult. Eventually, the uncle surrounded after learning that one owner would allow the couple to work on the same plantation.
The stories of the uncle and the author are closely shadowed in a film called Django Unchained, and a mini-series which first aired in the 1970s called Roots, by historian and filmmaker Alex Hailey. Both of these stories portray slavery in a truer light than others. As such, while difficult to watch, it is an important story that needs to be told again and again throughout history.
In most cases, during the slave trade, slaves were considered personal property who could be owned, sold and traded by plantation owners and slave masters. While entire families may have been sold into the system, many were later sold separately and families destroyed. Whereas, those whom refused to do assigned chores, attempted to escape or rebelled, were often punished severely.
Once owned by a Master or Slave owner, the individuals were required to perform chores and work without pay. In most cases, slaves lived in quarters which were less than acceptable. Whereas, most had to do extra chores for room and board as required by owners.
One of the saddest aspects of slavery is that of rape. For, there were numerous owners who would take female and male slaves at will for sexual gratification. In fact, there are a number of descendants of slaves now living whom are children, grandchildren and great grandchildren which have no idea of how the line started.
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