In his narrative, “A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself”, Gronniosaw paints a positive portrait of his life as a slave. His assimilation into white culture distances himself from his roots as a black man; creating a barrier between himself and his own culture. The process of the assimilation reads as if Gronniosaw is experiencing internalized hatred as he learns more about what the color of his skin means in relation to society. The reflections of internalized hatred scattered throughout the text therefore create a sense that Gronniosaw is not only opposed to “the black man” but that he idolizes “the white man”. However it is important, with
