LIFE AS A SLAVE
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life as a slave
June 5, 1866
interview with Frederick Douglass
Well it's been a normal day I
went to work and came home
to my wife and kids and ate dinner.
2.When did you two get married?
We got married at September
15,1834 in New York
3.Did you want kids why or why not?
Yes, I have 5 kids and they made
my life so much better.
4.What was your childhood like?
Well my mother died when I
was almost 10 years old.
5.Were was your favorite place
on the plantation to cool off?
In the field so I can read, it
was so peaceful in the
field of grass I loved
it.
6.Did you like your masters why
or why not?
They were OK sophia was very
nice she taught me how to read
but Auld was mean he forbade
sophia to teach me how to
read.
7.How did it feel when you
couldn't learn how to read
anymore?
I didn't stop learning other
White children and others
in the neighborhood
teaching me and I got to
teach other slaves how
to read.
8.Did you ever get lashed and
if yes why did you?
Yes I did but I didn't feel it, so I don't
know how many times, but I finally
fought back
Slave Plantation
Slave Plantation
SLAVE JOUNAL
I’m a slave I’s don’t know how old I is but I’s know I’m bout 20 years old. Today I’s decided to run away from my master, so my plan is to work at the plantation and when it’s nite I’ma gonna run to the woods and never look back. It’s dark out now every slave is at the slave quarters and my master are asleep so I made a break for it. I ran to the woods as fast as I can huffing and puffing but I never stopped.
I finally made it to the woods I followed the stars to help me make it to the north. I’s found a tree where I’s can sleep on it was hard to get up on dat tree but I’s got up on it. In the bag I took out a big rope, I’s tied it around my waist so I’s don’t fall. I woke up to a sound of dogs, I is gonna untie the rope and climb higher up the tree they can not see me. OH LORDY LOU THEY SAW MEEEEEEEEEEE AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH OH NO OH NO OH NO THEY IS CHASING AFTER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’s got to get out of this I’m a slave I’s don’t know how old I is but I’s know I’m bout 20 years old. Today I’s decided to run away from my master, so my plan is to work at the plantation and when it’s nite I’ma gonna run to the woods and never look back. It’s dark out now every slave is at the slave quarters and my master are asleep so I made a break for it. I ran to the woods as fast as I can huffing and puffing but I never stopped. I finally made it to the woods I followed the stars to help me make it to the north. I’s found a tree where I’s can sleep on it was hard to get up on dat tree but I’s got up on it. In the bag I took out a big rope, I’s tied it around my waist so I’s don’t fall. I woke up to a sound of dogs, I is gonna untie the rope and climb higher up the tree they can not see me. OH LORDY LOU THEY SAW MEEEEEEEEEEE AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH OH NO OH NO OH NO THEY IS CHASING AFTER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’s got to get out of this dum tree. They caught me they is bring me to the plantation now I know what’s going to happen to me, they are goin to whip me with nails just like they did to my husband, he died the next day from bleeding too much. I’s don’t want to die I’s want to be free! They said they are too tired now so they is goin to whip me tomorrow, so I’ma gonna run tonight. It’s night now it’s time to escape. I ran and I ran so fast that I ran faster than a cheda, I made it into the woods I hid into a tree because I heard dogs barks I hid into a different tree this time and I put onions in my shoes so I have a different smell. It’s morning and I’m gonna go back to sleep nite time came again so I’s gonna run as I did last nite. I is at the North Border so if I swim to the end of this river then I’m free. It was hard at first but I got the hang of it so then I swam like I never swam before, and now I’m free. tree. They caught me they is bring me to the plantation now I know what’s going to happen to me, they are goin to whip me with nails just like they did to my husband, he died the next day from bleeding too much. I’s don’t want to die I’s want to be free!
They said they are too tired now so they is goin to whip me tomorrow, so I’ma gonna run tonight.
It’s night now it’s time to escape. I ran and I ran so fast that I ran faster than a cheda, I made it into the woods I hid into a tree because I heard dogs barks I hid into a different tree this time and I put onions in my shoes so I have a different smell. It’s morning and I’m gonna go back to sleep nite time came again so I’s gonna run as I did last nite.
I is at the North Border so if I swim to the end of this river then I’m free. It was hard at first but I got the hang of it so then I swam like I never swam before, and now I’m free.BIOGRAPHY
Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland 1820 or 1821, her birthday is unknown. Harriet Tubman’s job was to bring breakfast to the workers in the farm. Tubman’s birth name is Araminta Ross. Harriet was what you say lucky and unlucky, she was lucky because her parents but sadly she had to see her brothers and sisters get sold away.
Harriet Tubman was married John Tubman. Tubman had 2 kids her daughter Gertie Davis and her son Edward. Harriet Tubman got married again to Anthony Thompson which was her 2nd husband.
How Harriet escaped was GOD helped her run thru all the obstacles in her way. The Harriet helped other black people escape and she used a gun to scare them to keep on going and not be left behind.
INTERESTING FACTS
All Harriet Tubman ate was corn meal mash and some time sweet potatoes from her mother's garden and meat.A LETTER FROM GEORG.MEADE TO HIS MOM
Dear mom, July 3, 1863
The war in Pennsylvania is over it only lasted 3 days the cause was that Robert.E.Lee invaded the North, and the casualties in the Union were 3,155 soldiers and in the confederacy were 3,903 soldiers and I’m happy to alive but, throughout all of the casualties the Union still won and we worked as a team to win, the effect of all of that was no more slaves and the state will be 1. During the war was Robert.E.Lee wanted to take 13 northern citizen which we didn’t let that happen. After the war there were dramatic infantry assault by 12,000 confederates, and in the south now nobody has jobs because most of the people had slaves. Love your son, Georg.Meade