Assignment #8 part 2

• First,  what does Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl add to our understanding of the experience of slavery? How does this narrative connect to or differ from Douglass’? (As you read Jacobs’ description of her attic hiding spot, which she refers to as a “loophole of retreat,”  keep in mind that she remained in this hiding place for seven years!

• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl gives us as understanding of domestic violence and sexual assaults which female slaves faced from their masters and discusses how her innocence and principles were shattered at a very young age. Douglass talks about his discovery of finding himself and how his self worth through slavery. Although they were both slaves and went through difficulties, their experiences were completely different. While, Douglass went through many different masters, Jacob escaped from her master and went into a hideout which she refers to as a “loophole of retreat” where she was stuck for seven years, without being able to properly stand, and insects and rats would continuously walk all over her. Although it was extremely terrible situation, she expressed that she would rather be there than be a slave, perhaps, it was a place that gave her a sense of identity.

• Second, please address the following prompt:  Although slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865, slavery in various forms continues to be an important Human Rights issue even in our own day. Spend some time exploring the topic of contemporary slavery on the internet, and share three important things that you learn about this subject.

I believe it is very important to know that modern day slavery still exists today and we must all be educated about it so that we can abolish it by taking strong actions. In China, Uyghurs Muslims are forcefully taken into a labor camp where they been sterilizing Uyghurs women and committing a mass genocide. Although China had been claiming that it is completely untrue, recently they admitted that it’s a “re-education centers” for Uyghurs. The reason why Ugyhurs muslims have been targeted is because according to the Chinese Communist party they hold “extremist views” and are targeting innocent citizens for their religion.