Slavery is a barbaric institution. This first person true story reveals what life was really like for many slaves in the American south in the 19th century. Slave ownership meant for the author that she had zero rights and was forced to do anything the owner or his family wished. There was no concept of fairness, honesty, or commitment between the owner and her. The resilience of the author is overwhelming; she spent more than 5 years hiding in a tiny enclosure to escape from her owner in order that she could eventually look out for her two children.
This was a sad period in the history of the United States - it took a civil war to get beyond it.
Slavery was an example of extreme racism but some of the message still holds today.
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