Mary Reynold: A Life Of A Slave

I’ve read all of the slaves narratives and not one particularly stood out more so than the other. They were all equally impactful to me so I randomly choose one. The narrative that was randomly selected was the narrative of Mary Reynolds. Mary Reynold is a former enslaved African from Dallas, Texas. She was enslaved on a plantation in Black River, Louisiana by the Kilpatrick family. During her enslavement on this plantation, Mary Reynold has experienced harmed caused to her and others. She spoke of beatings; mulatto children born from rape; Solomon the “master’ Black hand, who was tasked with beating other Blacks, a job he clearly loved; enslaved Africans running a way, just basically everything you could imagine slavery being. This story like the others made me feel angry but also proud. …show more content…
Unfortunately for those who were enslaved and their descendants, that perspective often make light of the condition called chattel slavery. Rather than those who experienced the down effects of slavery speaking of the reality and cruelty of it, you have those who didn’t live the life as a slave or who weren’t impacted by the residual of slavery dominating the narrative forcing many including Blacks to be ignorant of slavery and its everlasting effects. I was proud because it showed the resilience of African people. They were a part of a society that was made to break them down yet they were