The author, Iyunolu Osagie, is from Sierra Leone where the slave ship "Amistad" took slaves. ... " In the introduction the author guides us through her history of Sierra Leone and how she never really heard the story of the Amistad revolt, as she would have liked too. Since the incident is a successful story against slave trading the author thinks it is something to be proud of and told more frequently to the communities of Sierra Leone. ... In conclusion, I think the author, Iyunolu Osagie, did an excellent job in achieving her task based on her purpose of writing the book. ......

• Word Count: 725
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In fact, we can say that Douglass's preface could stand for what Lejeune called the autobiographical pact which committed the author to tell his life story in a spirit of sincerity. ... So you have the title, the signature, the photograph and the preface which all function as a confirmation of the author's existence. ... Ever since the ancient Greeks, the West has placed great value on self-discovery and self-knowledge. ... Though, the narrative tells such a story it tells it an unusual way for instance the majority of autobiographies start with a birth date and a description of the ...

• Word Count: 2277
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The second article, written in 1721 by an unknown author, discusses Christian slaves during the time of slavery. ... In addition, the author also states there were also "many Christians in perpetual barbarous and unmerciful slavery" (American par. 3). ... By deeply analyzing these historical events, one might say that the slave rebellions did not achieve a great success in colonial America since they did not eventually get their freedom. ... Towards the end of the article by New York Weekly Journal, issue XXV, the author states "As private Pique and Resentment is of dangerous co...

• Word Count: 1397
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He goes to great strengths to learn religion, improve himself, and adapt to Western mercantilism. ... The author keeps his African innocence and purity of intent; two qualities he finds greatly lacking in the Europeans. ... Both authors are great examples of writers that used these elements of literature to enhance their work. ... Either of the quotes could be used to persuade the reader to think of how unbearable the author's situation is, or how difficult it is to be on a slave ship during the voyage, and how fearful it would be to be held captive by Native Americans. ...

• Word Count: 1490
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Olaudah Equiano, a native of the African province Eboe and author of The Interesting Narrative experienced the cruel and inhumane life of a slave. ... Nonetheless, the authors point is well taken; we are all influenced from birth by the inequities that surround us. ... Our great-grandparents were born into a predominantly racist society, only through time has this view become the minority opinion. ... "Life had lost its relish when liberty was gone" (120), but with great resolve, strength in the face of adversity and most importantly faith in God, he outlasted his oppression. ... Today his...

• Word Count: 1722
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through her works of prose and poetry, this author presents herself as "a woman of learning" who clearly obtained some means of schooling in her past [ CITATION Gel12 l 1033 ]. ... At a time and place when men controlled everything, one could see the hesitancy of audiences in accepting a woman as a valid author or viewing Behn herself as a serious writer. ...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As Morel watched the shipments arrive he noticed something, a great amount of ivory and rubber were being transported into Belgium but nothing was being taken out, as the book states: "There is no trade going on here. ... Among these supporters was the highly respected Joseph Conrad (author of Heart of Darkness). ... One might ask, what would drive a man of such great respect and admiration to inflict that degree of pain on others? ... The text plainly states that, "Unlike other great predators of history Leopold never saw a drop of blood spilt in anger. ... Rubber sap was in great demand and...

• Word Count: 2087
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Douglass comments that: "Another advantage I gained in my new master was, he made no pretensions to, or profession of, religion; and this, in my opinion, was truly a great advantage. ... One author in particular, Nathan Irvin Huggins writes: "Slavery, rather than being a means of civilizing and Christianizing backward and pagan Africans, was shown to keep slaves unschooled and unlettered and ignorant of Christianity, except as it might serve the master and the institution. ... In the same way, author Booker T. ... His Uncle Lawson who he had great respect for mentioned these words to Dougla...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His power and authority were so great that the day of his betrayal brought an end to the kingdom of Cayor. ... However, the alienation of the slaves of the father's household in Africa was great enough, on the moral and material plane, that their minds could be truly revolutionary. ...

• Word Count: 5359
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Authors suggest that "reparations should take the form of capital transfers and African status in the International Monetary Fund" (Mazrui, 22). ... Also worth noting is the idea that "those nations most responsible for slavery are unable to pay for it, such as Belgium and Portugal, while relatively benign countries like Great Britain are economic powers in Europe" (Mazrui,22). ... We owe the African of our day a great apology. ...

• Word Count: 1457
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The really great ones like Hughes confront their bleak realities without letting those realities dictate their lives with regards to things that they can control. ... It usually has to take something really great for the Anglo-Saxons to show any form of interest in the lives of these people who share the same land. ... The author of Scarlet Sister Mary said her neighbor didn't take well to the book because she portrayed her characters falsely as "everyone knows niggas don't think....

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another argument Douglass makes in his narrative is that, contrary to popular thought that religion is seen as a saving grace among many slaves simply because they take great joy in religious activities, songs, and various forms of worship, there is also a false form of Christianity that is more or less a hypocrisy practiced by most white masters. ... As an author, he is able to see both sides of the issue instead of writing with heated bias. ...

• Word Count: 1456
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to Deborah Gray White author of Ar"n't I a Women? ... White goes into great detail explaining the relationship between a African American slave mother and her children, "West African women both respected and enjoyed their status as mothers. ...

• Word Count: 1114
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One may wonder why everything about the albatross is mentioned if the wrong that's being punished for is the participation in slave trade, but in great likelihood, the killing of the albatross serves as a metaphor for tampering with the natural state of all things. ... In "Slavery and the Romantic Imagination," author Debbie Lee states: "In The Ancient Mariner's diseased climate, then, it is not just the albatross murder that prompts the crew to hang the bird around the mariner's neck as a symbol of guilt and death. ...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One author pleasantly concludes that music was a god given gift "recognized by the black slaves in the Americas who found in musicking a tool for spiritual survival; it must have seemed as if the art were given as a gift in a time of desperate need It spoke of and to them in their particular predicament."...

• Word Count: 2002
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Missouri discussions held 1819-1821 functioned as an important turn in the United States' major disagreement over slavery. The arguments held over tightening the grasp of slavery in the new state was the outcome of previous debates and the start of unwanted events. Paused lawfully by two comprom...

• Word Count: 2503
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate