slave narrative

For this assignment you are to write your own slave narrative. Based upon the following scenario, you are to write (in first person i.e. as if you are Joe) about your life as a slave. Your narrative, although creative, MUST INCLUDE CORRECT AND SIGNIFCANT HISTORICAL DATA THAT ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE ACTUAL HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE TIME. YOU WILL NEED TO DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND GO BEYOND YOUR TEXTBOOK. You are to write about your life (family, labor, punishment, etc.) Please pay particular attention to the items in CAPS. This should prompt you on researching the historical significance of these items

Scenario: You are a slave named Joe. You were born in 1810 in South Hampton Virginia on a tobacco plantation. It is the summer of 1831. You weigh 230 pounds and are 6’2” tall. You are a field hand. You are married to Molly a fairly attractive Mulatto, who lives and works in the owner’s mansion as a Domestic Servant. The overseer, one-eyed Williams is a rather ruthless man with one objective only – “to meet production”. You and Molly have three children ages 3, 5, and 7. The youngest is your only daughter. In 1841, you muster the courage to run away to the North and you live there until 1877 (the date of your slave narrative).

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