By 1820, about four of out every five females that crossed the Atlantic were from Africa. Life after getting off the ship would consist of a world of labor,abuse, and poor living conditions. The African american women that endured slavery, endured much more than that. They have been put through physical and sexual abuse and were left to raise their master’s kids(The Gilder Lehrman). This essay will analyze the lives of African american women during the nineteenth century through the literature works of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frances Harper, and Sojourner Truth.
In the late eighteenth century it was very common for African american families to be separated and sold across the south, along with having their kids be sold at an early age. Slaves weren't thought of as people so there was no problem in doing cruel things to them. In Harriet’s best selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet uses the African american stereotypes within her book(mammy,pickaninny) and the actual things that occurred if you were a slave. She wrote this novel to expose slave owners and how they treat their slaves. She got her motivation from a slave narrative The Life of Josiah Henson, in which he tells his experiences while he was …show more content…
Jobs were very rare for African american men during the 19th century, even american white women couldn't be employed, African american women were completely out of the picture. Frances Harper’s famous quote captures the current situation, ¨Slavery is dead, but the spirit which animated it still lives¨(A-Z Quotes) Life after slavery was much better, but the doors were still closed for most African Americans, but not for long, people like Harper would not stop until they felt like everything was fair. Before women had the right to vote Frances Harper helped found, and was the vice president of the National Association of Colored Women(Harper
In the late eighteenth century it was very common for African american families to be separated and sold across the south, along with having their kids be sold at an early age. Slaves weren't thought of as people so there was no problem in doing cruel things to them. In Harriet’s best selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet uses the African american stereotypes within her book(mammy,pickaninny) and the actual things that occurred if you were a slave. She wrote this novel to expose slave owners and how they treat their slaves. She got her motivation from a slave narrative The Life of Josiah Henson, in which he tells his experiences while he was …show more content…
Jobs were very rare for African american men during the 19th century, even american white women couldn't be employed, African american women were completely out of the picture. Frances Harper’s famous quote captures the current situation, ¨Slavery is dead, but the spirit which animated it still lives¨(A-Z Quotes) Life after slavery was much better, but the doors were still closed for most African Americans, but not for long, people like Harper would not stop until they felt like everything was fair. Before women had the right to vote Frances Harper helped found, and was the vice president of the National Association of Colored Women(Harper