Before I commence reading some of these slave narratives, I have the general impression that they will expose the problems with slavery. These slaves who were lucky enough to learn to read and write show how miserable life as a slave was, and try to humanize slaves, surely against their white masters’ wills. By giving the mass number of slaves a voice in the country, these narratives help to eventually gain freedom for all. This voice reaches out to many Americans and gives them the sense that slavery is wrong. I am looking forward to learning even more about this, and seeing how the truth shown through these authors’ eyes ties into our class reading of Huckleberry Finn.
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