Slavery

          Tonight’s reading about slavery was probably one of the hardest readings I have been assigned. The reason why I felt that it was difficult to read was because of the accents that the slaves spoke in and because of the feelings I felt during the reading. Right before we left class on Friday, Professor Andrews told us to read the passages with feeling, to get into character, to try and understand the slaves, so I did my reading differently tonight. Tonight I read the passages out loud, I got into character, and in doing so I felt like I was connected to the slaves. While I was reading their pain out loud, I felt like I was going through it with them. The passage that stuck out to me the most was Frannie Moore. Frannie witnessed her mom going through the tough times of being a slave, and she may not have understood why her mom had to work so hard. But as she grew up I’m pretty sure she knew her role in life, and it’s hard to imagine an innocent child growing up with such negativity.  In our society now, the adults are the ones that encourages the younger generation to dream big and make something out of their lives. But when you think back to the old society, it’s hard to see adults bring down a child. It must have been especially hard for the parents of Frannie to know that their child was born to continue their jobs as slaves.