Slavery In The History Of Mary Prince
Everyone has heard stories or learned of the horrific treatment of slaves by our ancestors. However, most of the stories we hear about come from male slaves. In “The History of Mary Prince”, Prince uses her vulnerability and life experiences as a female slave to convey to readers the heartbreaking life of being a slave.
Mary Prince was the first known black woman in England to record and publish her life story as a slave. Because of this, there is an extra sense of vulnerability coming from Prince that may not be found in a narrative by a male slave. “They were not all bad, I dare say, but slavery hardens white people’s hearts toward the blacks; and many of them were not slow to make their remarks upon as aloud, without regard to our grief
Mary Prince was the first known black woman in England to record and publish her life story as a slave. Because of this, there is an extra sense of vulnerability coming from Prince that may not be found in a narrative by a male slave. “They were not all bad, I dare say, but slavery hardens white people’s hearts toward the blacks; and many of them were not slow to make their remarks upon as aloud, without regard to our grief