African American Slavery In The 1800s

During the last 30 years when slavery was still legal in America beginning from the early 1800s until the end of the Civil War in 1865 African Americans became perfectionists in North American Slave Narrations.The comparison of these two narratives tells two different accounts of the different demands and situations in which slaves were treated in the northern and southern states.Some similarities from there accounts of the way that slaves were governed.These two narratives tell two respective accounts of adult women who were slaves and then later lived long enough to tell the story.

Being able to own other human beings as slaves was legal in many parts the United States.Either the slaves or their ancestors came from Africa to work as laborers and servants for White Americans.Aunt …show more content…
From one of her childhood accounts she spoke on being a servant “Had to clean up, and set the table, tote in the eating.” Like Phobe ,Harriet Smith another former slave from Texas. She said in a 1941 recording that she was not allowed to go school or learn to read or write.Only being taught what her owners wanted her to learn and that was to be a servant and to obey them. Because slaves were seen as property they were only allowed to do what there owners wanted them to. In which their owners could do anything to them that they wanted.Some were taken from their families others were sexually abused. Harriet heard stories of other slaves being mistreated but claimed her owners treated her well.

During her interview Harriet was asked how long ago she could remember from her slave days, she could remember all the way back when she was a child plowing in the field. Although