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Written by the Students of Baruch College

slavery

She got the freedom, but it was not exactly what she was expecting

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— Onima Shah Linda being hurt by Mrs. Hobbs words is an important scene, as she is free but still experiences the effects of slavery in the North, a place that should have been free. She got the freedom, but it was not exactly what she was expecting. Although Ellen was really not a slave […]

As I read these chapters, it pains me to repeat the thoughts of what these poor people had to go through…

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—Joseph Jacobs As I read these chapters, it pains me to repeat the thoughts of what these poor people had to go through. For enslaved Africans, freedom is a challenging word mentally and physically during this time. Linda being stuck in that space for seven years does not feel like it should be real. Her […]

Douglass’s Strategy

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—Anonymous “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” was a great work because of all the information it provided to the world. Frederick Douglass uses a number of strategies in his writing to prove a series of arguments about the humanity of the slave and to call for the end of slavery. When […]

The horrific doings of slaveholders to slaves…

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—Anonymous The horrific doings of slaveholders to slaves are sad and overall heartbreaking; I cannot fathom what Harriet Jacobs went through. Being born a slave and not knowing what that truly meant until the age of six, the longing days never knowing when it will all end or if it will end. It truly maddens […]

Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl provides the most introspective view…

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—Mazidul Ahmed Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl provides the most introspective view of the cruelty and harsh lifestyle a female woman of color had to endure because of the slavery system in the United States. This autobiography can be easily classified as a “great work” because of its significance and […]

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