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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