Reddit reviews The Classic Slave Narratives

why don't you read some slave narratives.

There are FOUR narratives in this book they're all in the public domain so you can find them on Project Gutenberg.

Could it be this?

>I don't know how you can agree that only wealthy white men's views were reflected in the media yet at the same time claim that most southerner's supported slavery. How do you know they did?

Well, I would like to the think the fact that it existed as being a pretty clear example. But not only that , if you where white and tried to help slaves you would be killed. In fact most white abolitionist had to move north. But this is a rather moot point. The south for the most part wanted it.

We know this because so many families owned them. In Alabama and Mississippi close to 50% of households had slaves. ( Which shouldn't matter as it was law)


Have you spoken to them? Is anyone alive that has spoken to them?

Actually, the last American slave died in 1971 read that again......... 1971.....

We also have one of my favorite collection of books.....slave narratives... yes actually live recordings of former slaves. Some of them could speak several languages FROM AFRICA

It seems all we have left to document people's views is old media, which was controlled by a select few.

Most of the slave narratives where a collection published well after they died or where very old. Some Slave narratives was done by the Harvard purely for racist reasons. and the families never got paid.

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In other words, most common people's views simply did not survive their death, unlike today, where the Internet archives people's views, not just a select few.

What does this even mean? We weren't around????? So I guess photos,audio, hell even video doesn't prove it eh?

BTW...just because you cant intellectually defend racism doesn't make my statements any less correct. My Saracsm is merely for extra spice.