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In “The Maroon Within Us” (1995), Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III argues, “Although the African enslaved in the Western Hemisphere was fully clothed in a rich cultural heritage, the leaders of the slave society set about systematically to strip Africans of all the culture they retained.” Dr. Hilliard continues, “It is a people’s culture, their shared creativities and struggles as they have evolved over time and space, that defines their essence.” As Dr. Hilliard (1933-2007) indicated, the safe-keeping…

No one wants to be considered a slave, not valued or cared for by others in this world, or even being recognized as just a cargo number rather than by his or her own name given to them when birth. Slavery and black racial subordination go hand in hand. Gregory Pardlo’s poem suggests that black’s racial subordination was a product of slavery that came at a time when slave masters had difficulty with mental and physical differences. In his classic poem, Pardlo notes the evident differences between…

Dred Scott was a important person in America and in the Supreme Court's history. He helped push America towards what's right and the Civil War. Dred Scott was born sometime in 1795 and was born into slavery. He had a brother and a father and mother. His family and him were owned by Peter Blow. They had moved to Huntsville, Alabama, then St. Louis, Missouri. Peter Blow died in 1830. His death lead to Scott being sold to a U.S army doctor named Dr. Emerson. He and his owner for sometimes kept…

All three of these men were heavily religious, and believed God was always present. In chapter 10 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass talks about his master Covey, “Such was his disposition, and success at deceiving, I do verily believe that he sometimes deceived himself into the solemn belief, that he was a sincere worshipper of the most high God” (Douglass…

Who is Sojourner Truth? Sojourner Truth changed the history for slavery. She was also an African-American abolitionist and women rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York. She was famous for her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech. She traveled the country often using her fearless voice to fight for human rights. Born Isabelle Baumfree in 1797, she was born to Jams and Elizabeth Baumfree in Swartekill, New York. She was born into slavery but historians estimated that was the…

through political force in large part due to publications from Slave Narratives, written by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs. Abolitionist relied on the Slave Narrators to promote the abolitionist movement, which soon began to gain political momentum in the North. In addition, Frederick Douglass once said “Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave”. A huge part of Slave Narrative history was Frederick Douglass, he is one of the most celebrated writers in the African American literary…

The song Redemption written by bob Marley is about the deliverance of African slaves, who were brought from Africa to America. The main purpose of this song is the beauty of the redemption of people after the cruelness of what happened in the times of when they were slaves. Two important messages that stood out to me were slavery and Freedom. These stood out to me because of what the song “Redemption” meant and made me reflect on the time of racism and what they had suffered. Racism was deeply…

Madam C.J.Walker, was born Sarah Breedlove, she created hair products for African American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self made millionaire. Madam Walker made her money by inventing hair products that straightens kinky hair,. Madam Walker was a phenomenal woman, she built her community and women self esteem. Sarah Breedlove was born in the late 1867. Sarah also was born on a cotton plantation, also she was the first of her family to be born free. Her…

The excerpt from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, by Olaudah Equiano, touches upon the treatment and lives of slaves in the West Indies. Through this short excerpt the reader learns about what he saw while he was a slave in the West Indies islands. Not only are there very few primary sources that have survived from the eighteenth century to modern day, but also there are hardly any sources that come from the viewpoint of a well-educated, free slave. When reading this…

live on units owned by planters who had twenty or more slaves; similarly to the experiences that were described by Frederick Douglass. Often times the planters and white masters of these communities would resort to physical and psychological tactics to ensure their personal safety and profitable enterprise, additionally causing the slaves to live in fear, resulting in obedience. Frederick Douglass was one of the very rare…