Has anyone done an analysis of the positive recollections versus the
negative recollections in these narratives? I would also be curious what that would
disclose. Perhaps it would indicate something that no one wants to
admit....that slavery in fact was not all that dehumanizing or cruel as far as the
actual participants were concerned.
I assume these are first hand narratives with actual former slaves. I think
it is interesting that some of you want to argue with the first hand
recollections of the actual participants in slavery as to whether they knew what
they were talking about in describing their actual experience.
JD South
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