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However terrible the background of this letter might be, it stays fascinating and insightful. This person had learned to read and write. The story (and the implications about his life) that this person tells about, is something most people don't know about the social history of slavery.
Letters like this give insights in everyday life that
are never shown by history books.
Yes there was slavery. Yes there was hardship and slavery is inhumane and North and South fought a war over it (or something like that). But this man was a slave. And he could read and write. And he tells about being sold over and over again (why so often?). and he also tells that he dearly misses his earlier Boss and Mistress.
How much will they know about our daily goingons in 2209...?
Letters like this give insights in everyday life that
are never shown by history books.
Yes there was slavery. Yes there was hardship and slavery is inhumane and North and South fought a war over it (or something like that). But this man was a slave. And he could read and write. And he tells about being sold over and over again (why so often?). and he also tells that he dearly misses his earlier Boss and Mistress.
How much will they know about our daily goingons in 2209...?
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This kind of -by lack of another word:- 'Humor' is yet one next example of that...