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Summary: Personal Account Of The American Slave System

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Personal Account of the American Slave System Have you ever thought slaves were equal? That slaves had serene lives or were fun back then? No, slaves were severely maltreated and abused, they were owned like property, not being able to be treated like equal people. The stories of The Last Day of Slavery and If We Must Die throw light on the American slave system through sharing the personal accounts they endured and those experiences formed their positions on slavery.
One aspect it brings light to is the hope of freedom, “He dreamed of running away to the north, to the cities where black people had no fear of whites” (Douglass). Frederick just dreamed of running away, he never gave up the hope of running away, Frederick was dreaming, but

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