Unchained Memories Review The documentary Unchained Memories were reading by African American actors and actresses from the last generation of born into slavery slaves and their experiences as slaves, their treatment as slaves, and the culture of the time. This documentary really stood out from other documentary and movies because these narratives were from actual slaves and none of the slaves had the same or even similar experiences. These narratives are so precious that they are held in the Library of Congress. Unchained Memories helped better my knowledge of the history of slavery in America because it solidified how hard the slaves were worked and how awful they were treated. It baffles me to see how these men, women, and children were treated as animals. I ask the question, how could these owner treat the slaves like this and not have any regrets or fears as to what would happen to them when they die. It also made me think on the slaves who were not born slaves that came from Africa who did know the language, customs, and how they were up rooted from their lives. I always thought that slaves were separated from their families because one of the family members did wrong.This film taught me that that was not always the reason some slave owners sold members of the slave families just because they could. I also learned that many of the …show more content…
I do believe that every African American should read these narratives or at least one once in their lifetime. I say this because we all have heard about and learned a few things about slavery, but many of us have never heard about it from a primary source. We as a people need to remember where we came from and never forget what our ancestors had to do for us to be able to be who we are
Of all the terrible events in history, the Holocaust may be the worst of them all. This tragedy was so terrible, I cannot think of the ones who instigated it as human beings. It was against many morals and standards that the world views today as common ethics. The most terrible part of this is, perhaps, how today’s new and younger generations are not sufficiently educated about this disaster. Although many younger generations do not know about the Holocaust, it’s importance should be emphasised in today’s society to learn from it, to realize that every human life is important, and to appreciate the blessings of the present day.
Overall, I thought this film was very informative and I learned a lot. It was very interesting. The film opened my eyes to a new world that I had never seen before. It informed me on history that I had no idea about.
In the book, Unbound by Ann E. Burg takes place in the 1860's just before the Civil War in 1861. However, the book focuses on the Grace and her family being slaves for Master Allen and the Missus. As well as all the steps they took to get to their freedom in the swamp. However, throughout the book they ongoing theme of regardless of race, we are all human is very significant. Especially in just the first couple chapters when Grace is talking about her story in her own point of view.
What was never presented was the point of view from the African Americans because it was seemingly dismissed. It was eye-opening to read about the experience from an African’s perspective because it brought a whole new light to my understanding of what it meant to be a slave and the struggles black Americans face here in the US, even
I know my generation, especially the people I grew up with and graduated with do not take things lying down and will fight tooth and nail for what we believe in. I believe that this film allows people to be awaken to things that have are meant to stay in dark. It is reason that in grade school that part of the 13th amendment is left
In the years prior to the Civil War, countless black Americans found themselves forcibly bound by the chains of slavery and barred from basic human rights. As identities were stripped by slaveholders denying freedom and equality, slaves were imposed with the burdens of captivity and its inherent evils. As freed people, both Frederick Douglass in “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” and Solomon Northup in “12 Years a Slave” detail the true horrors, hypocrisy, and abuse they experienced while enslaved. Douglass and Northup effectively communicate and depict the slave system to a sympathetic anti-slavery audience using tone, imagery, and irony to enhance readers’ impressions and appeal to their pathos.
It has opened my eyes and made me realize how privileged I am. Ishmael Beah did a great job telling his story. He got his point across and succeeded in
Towards the beginning of this movie, many blacks were looking at the white men with hatred for raping and nearly killing a ten year old black girl. The men transformed the innocent little girl’s life forever. The men were instantly
It's important to not only show the plantations of hundreds of slaves forced to work against their will but also the inhumane treatment, and the mental and physical abuse they endured. The film accomplished its overall goal of opening the viewer treatment slaves faced. From when Esther was raped by a white man, to when Nat found that Cherry had been attacked and assaulted by a group of men. The film did an amazing job portraying emotions through the character's facial expressions, as well as the music and color choices in specific scenes. The humiliation and shame Esther felt were heartbreaking to watch and the music and dark colors in the scene made the time even sadder and more impactful.
The Abolitionists Growing up as a Christian I never could understand how people claimed to be saved or god’s servant but yet can discriminate against skin color. I was taught God is of love regardless of skin color, size or how the person looks. Such as Caucasians with African Americans and even so how could they attend church but yet have slave servants in their home? As shown in the documentary most of the film was a conflict about slavery and the few whites that was against it. Such as “Angelina Grimké” a Caucasians female Christian who despised slavery and watch her parents live with it with no moral or self-respected.
First off, I must say, this was one of the first movie I watched with the main hero being black. The only other film, I can remember with a black hero would be from Blazing Saddle. I feel this film has some of the elements that address issues of contemporary. I felt like film switched race roles in old western movies. This film portrayed people of African descent as just trying to make a living just like both white people and Native American at the time.
Another part of the film that I found interesting was the sit-in movement. The sit-in movement was started by four black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Let Freedom Ring) This group of black college students refuse to leave the whites-only lunch counter that denied them service. Jim Crow Laws made it impossible for African Americans to be equals in the South.
A really important thing to note is that because the story centered on the experience of this one person, we were often left to wonder what became of the other slaves that he worked with. Their stories are among the thousands of accounts of abuse and enslavement that consumed the south for many years. At the end of the film we are relived that Solomon was able to be let go and get away from that horrible life, but we are still left with the overwhelming feeling of sadness because we know that many others did not have that fortune. “ We are simply too aware - we are made aware, and in many ways we can never forget of the suffering that never ended, of the abuse never redressed, and of the anonymous lives that were rendered hopless for generation upon generation.” (LaSalle, M. San Fran.
In the narrative, the speaker, an African American slave recalls his removal from his family and denial to the right to learn to read and write
Not only their but also the stories of all the other slaves that were not able to tell their story themselves, about the suffering that the faced day in and day out at the hands of their oppressors. It also said to the nation that they should be ashamed of how they were treating these people, demanded that they do something about the injustice that black people faced and to remember this as a part of history. As Frederick Douglass warned in an 1884 speech, “It is not well to forget the past. The past is…the mirror in which we may discern the dim outlines of the future and by which we make them more symmetrical. ”(Blight, pg. 9).