Analysis Of The Documentary Unchained Memories

Second I want to refer to the movie we watched “Unchained Memories”. In this documentary, actors and actresses read narratives of past slaves. Some of the stuff was just painful to hear. They talked about the physical abuse and how bad their lives were. One slave mentioned how his owner hardly fed them so he would try and steal food for him and his family, but he got caught and got whipped and then they poured salt into his wounds.

Many people dream of being able to live the American Dream and sadly, many people fall in the wrong hands and get cheated on a fake American dream. Although, America is always advertised as “The Land of the Free” slavery is still going on and no one seems to be aware of it or concerned about it. Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter talk about slavery in The United States, in their article, Slavery In The Land of the Free. In this article, Bales and Soodalter talk about how slavery is still happening in the country, but in many different ways. Bales and Soodalter use stories, statics, and comparisons of every slavery case there is in America. However, most of the stories they told were about Hispanics being in slaved, and did not really include stories of other races

In today’s society, many have come to believe what they have been instructed over the years, whether it is fiction of facts. Living in a world, where only certain race can be seen as superior to others. Schomburg was a pioneer beyond his times. In the article “The Negro Digs up His Past”. The beginning of this essay revealed a powerful statement, “The American Negro must remake his past in order to make his future” (Arthur Schomburg). It is very clear, Schomburg realized the importance of being knowledgeable on your true history. “History must restore what slavery took away, for it is the social damage of slavery that the present generations must repair and offset”. Therefore, I acquiesce with such statement, it is up to the present generation to fight, and to aspire on restoring what was taken away. As we acquired more intelligence, today’s generation must continue on indoctrinating one another on our true history. However, let’s not forget, slavery was not the onset of the Negro history; when in fact, slavery interrupted the Negro history. Meanwhile, long ago, before slavery, Africans ruled the world, built nations, mastering in architectural ideas, philosophies, etc. Nonetheless, it is crucial for the Negro to dig up his past, for from it; today’s Africans shall conceive their true potential, and their ancestor’s greatest achievements. Just as Schomburg found his motivation after being told “Negroes has no history. On the other hand, he then stated “The Negro thinking

In 1860 there was about four million African Americans living in the south and out of those four million there was only 260,000 of freed African Americans. Slaves lived a hard and cruel life day in and day out. Living a life where white southerners were their masters and controlled every aspect of their lives, from what they had to do through out the day, if they can marry, they could not have authority over their children, if they would be able to have an intact family and before they taught about doing anything they had to think abut the consequences that would come with it and these are just a few examples of the many horrible things they had to go through, put in simple words slaves where not free. There were many reasons why white southerners supported slavery, why they thought the way they did towards slaves, and why the slave trade was easier to end than slavery

Many of the whites were shocked at the efforts from Congress trying to help the former slaves. Former owners

the 13th documentary the video sheds light on the law that allows for the continuation of slavery

The arguments presented by Dr. Joy DeGruy reflect a history of America that people long to forget. Because of the reality that Black people are abused, underrepresented and economically excluded from the society in America due to the history of chattel slavery, speaks volumes. American slavery began in 1619 and all the way through the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 African people were brutally tortured, forcefully placed in contention, sold, and raped. This can be defined as the worst forms of treatment physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Dr. Joy DeGruy presents that Black people today still suffer from the trauma of their ancestors because there was no time or treatment given after the emancipation of slaves. Dr. DeGruy poses many important questions that pertain to the evolution of trauma in Black communities in America such as; isn’t it likely that slaves were severely traumatized? And did that trauma and the effects of the trauma end when slavery was abolished?

During this time, slavery was at its lowest. Many African American slaves were moving to the North to gain their freedom and actually feel free for once. Instead, white supremacy was quickly, legally, and violently restored to the New South and they didn’t believe that black slaves

To begin with, this paper will be about the legal, societal, and political events were highlighted in the video, “Slavery by Another Name” and how they explain how the institution of slavery for freed blacks continued after their emancipation. Of course, to begin, the abolishment of slavery, they verdicts and aftermath of court cases involving peonage, and forced labor, and also the political advancements that the presidents who were in office during this time after slavery had made within the African American communities and in the country as a whole.

Undoubtedly, America has made many considerable mistakes in its past which have not been easily forgotten, nor should they be. The topic of slavery in the United States induces remarkably fervent discussion among historians without fail, and the Civil War is prominent as a fanatically studied historical event. Although both came to an end in 1865, they remain worthwhile topics of study for a modern population faced with pressing social issues of their own. Indeed, many of these problems that burden present-day society are rooted in the country's legacy of human bondage, which carved scars into the nation too deep to simply disappear. However, if the American population – both black and white – can come to terms with the nation's past, a more

In 1977, the miniseries of Roots debuted on America’s televisions throughout the country. It was based upon Alex Haley’s book, which depicted his family history going back generations. The story started off when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was brought from Africa and sold into slavery here in America. The film was a very dramatic and provocative account of the unjust racism and brutality that Africans endured during the founding America. As I reflect back on my childhood, I could remember many of my friends, black as well as whites being disturbed by what was being portrayed on their T.V. screens. Eventually, there was a national dialogue about the legacy of slavery that in sued thereafter. I remember very well that several of my fellow African-Americans touted that they could never be a slave, nor enslaved! Unfortunately, in a subtle way, legalized slavery is rearing its ugly head in the United States. After reading this article, by Tracie R. Porter, “The school-to-Prison Pipeline: The Business Side of Incarcerating, Not Educating, Students in Public Schools,” She produced brilliant research and data as evidence of this issue, and the purpose of this piece was to inform. After reading her argument; I concluded that we were very wrong and naive to believe that we could not be enslaved.

The Federal Writers’ Project is a group of writers who went out to record the experiences and thoughts of people during the 1930s. Part of this project, the people interviewed are former slaves from 17 different states. Slave Memory is a documentary, which includes actors and speakers reading from slave narratives that were conducted in the past. The voices come to life inside the narratives in the documentary. I will be analyzing two different experiences of slaves. The first slave is Cato Carter he had a very comfortable experience and slave Jennie Proctor had a crucial experience.

Whether being made-up off the top of their heads, expanded, retold, or revised, stories were passed down with the sole intention of comforting the heartaches of slavery’s immoral ways. Through storytelling, spirits were lifted; questions about the past answered; and valuable lessons taught, learned, expounded upon, and passed on. Most importantly, these stories served as a reminder of how they got

Knowledge is a primary factor in the attainment of personal freedom. This includes not only scholarly education but also awareness of historical heritage and familial legacy. The fact that African-Americans were held in human bondage cannot

I gained a new insight on slavery while reading the oral histories. Though, the fact that the interviews were done seventy years after emancipation leaves some limitations. The biggest limitation is that many of those who actually lived their entire lives as slaves had passed. All of those who were interviewed had been born into slavery, many towards the end, and didn’t live as long as a slave as others. Also, many of the stories that were told in the interviews had been passed down to them from their parents or grandparents. That being said, it is always hard to know if they are relaying the story correct or not. Also, they were young and many children in slavery didn’t work as hard or endure the same violence as adults. In order to get a