Friday, May 22, 2020

African American Slave By Tom Elice - 851 Words

We re lucky to be living in a time where everyone has freedom of speech and is treated equally, but in the past that was not the case for slaves. Slavery can be dated back in the 16th century and was practiced throughout North America by the 17th and 18th century. Essentially slavery was a popular societal act that was used to dehumanize people that were under the social status line. Many slaves endured a horrific life whether it was working in extreme labor or being abused physically and verbally. The memoirs of slaves such as Tom Elice shows us personal experiences of the slaves that were able to escape and start over successfully which gives us something to be hopeful for in the future. Tom Elice an African American slave, was one of the successful ones to escape slavery in America and came to Canada for refuge. Upon his arrival he found out that there were other slaves living in Upper Canada as well. After he settled down in Chatham, Canada, he proceeded to writing a letter on July 9 1834 to a woman named Mary Warner and told her about his discovery of other slaves and how he was doing well so far. This letter had no arguments, it was a simple update letter for Mary Warner to let her know that he made it safely to Canada and although Tom is now a free man, both Tom and Mary knew that he cannot come back to visit because if he does he would be captured again and all of that escaping would have been for nothing. Overall, this source was intended for Mary Warner only, but

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