Annie L Burton (pre-read)
I plan to read the slave narrative of Annie L. Burton. It is entitled Memories of Childhood’s Slavery Days. Just from the title, I can expect that I’m going to be reading some very disturbing material. I already know a ton of information about slavery, but there is always more to learn. The detail that strikes me the most is the story of the woman who stayed in between some boards in a wall for seven years just to escape slavery. She would watch her children get whipped through a peephole. It also said that the highest place in her alcove was about 4 feet high. From what I hear, slavery was awful, but I really do not know how bad it was since I don’t have a first hand account.
In this narrative I expect to hear slavery from a child’s point of view. I don’t expect anything mild or pleasant, because slavery is far from that. Most narratives I have read before contain vivid details. I like reading them because they make me thankful for my life and reveal how horrifying slavery was.
