In 1858, Josiah Henson, a former slave, author, and abolitionist, produced his own memoir, where he details on his life as a former slave and a current freedman. In his autobiography, Henson recollects on the tragic experiences in which he experienced as a slave; through one specific point in the autobiography, “Josiah Henson Portrays the Violence and Fears in Slave Life,” Henson elaborates on the agonizing trials in which families such as his had to endure during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through the writing of his personal trials and tribulations, Henson demonstrates the true doctrine of Southern white supremacy and therefore showcases the cruel nature of the white race and the constant suffering and life of fear possessed
