This talent and person proved to be useful to Hannah at the end of novel on the journey and arrival to the free state of New Jersey when she became a teacher. ... Hannah religious beliefs helped keep her strong throughout the novel. ... A prayer was on my lips, and in my heart at the moment of that fearful fall." (117) Earlier, as Hannah and her mistress sat in jail with rats gnawing on her body, Hannah recited Scripture which "strengthened and supported me. ... Hannah's strength helped her to succeed in her escape. ...

• Word Count: 1311
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It was apparently not an uncommon practice for white masters to commit adultery with some of the female slaves in their charge, probably in most cases simply to further add to their slave holdings; in a sense, a master could take the easy route and add free workers, serving "the double relation of master and father" (pg. 49). ... (pg. 124) We see that, for Douglass, it has finally come down to a simple choice live a slave, or die trying to free himself, and the decision for the latter comes rather easily to him, considering all his experiences with the former. ... One cannot help but be af...

• Word Count: 1751
• Approx Pages: 7

Storytelling, music, and dance have all played a central role in African culture, because they help preserve history and religious and social customs. ... Through the telling of stories, folklore and fiction these slaves illustrated for other slaves an array of experiences including, pre-slavery Africa, the "middle passage" (period of time that the slaves traveled in horrible conditions in a ship to get to the new world), the underground railroad/runaway experience, working on the plantations, the hope of being freed and vindicated, and general daily hardships. ... Owens remarks, "The slave&...

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