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Published on Nov 18, 2015
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MATTHEW PIERCE HOUR 5
ESSENTIAL QUESTION B.
THE NOVEL I READ IS "TO BE A SLAVE"
BY JULIUS LESTER
ESSENTIAL QUESTION B.: DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?
YES, BECAUSE THE BOOK LISTS THE ACTUAL SOURCES THEY GOT INFO FROM
MUCH OF THE INFORMATION
GIVEN BY "TO BE A SLAVE" FOLLOWS WHAT I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET
BUT SOME OF THE STORIES COULD HAVE BEEN MADE UP
I DONT THINK THAT ANY OF THE ANONYMOUS STORIES WERE MADE UP THOUGH
BECAUSE THEY CAME FROM SOURCES NOT FROM THE AUTHOR
THERE WASNT A REASON TO MAKE UP A STORY ANYWAY.
SLAVES DID THINGS TO GO AGAINST THEIR OWNERS
IN "TO BE A SLAVE", IT HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE
THINGS SLAVES DID AGAINST OWNERS
- They broke tools
- They acted stupid
- They stole food
- They stole tools
SOME SLAVES KILLED THEIR OWNERS
MANY SLAVES RAN AWAY TO HIDE IN THE WOODS
SOME TIMES FOR SHORT TIMES SOMETIMES THEY ESCAPED FOREVER
SOME RUNAWAY SLAVES EVEN JOINED INDIANS
LIKE IT SAYS IN THIS PARAGRAPH SOME SLAVES RAN AWAY TO INDIANS
NOT ALL SLAVES WERE SUCCESFUL
AT RUNNING AWAY
BECAUSE OTHER SLAVES WANTED TO WIN FAVOR WITH THEIR OWNER
THEY TOLD ON THE ONES WHO WERE GOING TO RUN AWAY
AND TOLD THEIR OWNERS WHEN THEY WOULD RUN AWAY
ANE THE SLAVES DIDNT ESCAPE SOMETIMES
THERE WERE MANY REASONS SLAVES WOULD TRY TO GET FAVOR WITH THE OWNER
SOMETIMES THE OWNERS WOULD GIVE THE SLAVES
BETTER JOBS IF THEY EARNED ENOUGH FAVOR WITH HIM
SOMETIMES SLAVES WERE EVEN PROMOTED TO OVERSEER OVER OTHER SLAVES
ALSO CALLED A "DRIVER" ACCORDING TO THIS PARAGRAPH
ONCE SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED MANY SLAVES DIDNT KNOW
WHAT TO DO NOW THAT THEY HAVE FREEDOM
MANY FORMER SLAVE OWNERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT
BY SHARE CROPPING BUT GIVING EX SLAVES VERY LITTLE PROFIT
THAT WAS AROUND THE TIME THAT MY BOOK ENDED
THE END
BIBLOGRAPHY
- Lester, Julius, and Tom Feelings. To Be a Slave. New York: Dial, 1968. Print.
- "Sharecropping & "Forty Acres and a Mule"" History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.
- "Slave Resistance, Freedom's Story, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center." Slave Resistance, Freedom's Story, TeacherServe®, National Humanities Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
