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How Did Moses Roper Contribute To The Abolition Of Slavery

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Daisy Mendez Professor Christina Bearden-White Hist-1301 3 July 2024 Moses Roper Moses Roper, a former enslaved African American, wrote “The Narrative of My Escape from Slavery” in the mid-1800s. He explains in vivid detail the challenges and difficulties he faced during his time enslaved, giving a clear visual of what he had to overcome during his period of life. Writing effectively shows itself as a powerful abolitionist tool because it teaches society about the cruelty and inhumanity of slavery, but demonstrates consequences. Moses explains his personal and emotional appeal to slavery, what the conditions on the plantation are, and contributed to the abolition of slavery by speaking around Britain of his own experience. Accordingly, to Moses, …show more content…

When he was just a few months old, his father’s wife attempted to kill him with a large club and a knife, but he was protected by his grandmother. Moses and his mother were not given, but rather lent, to another part of the family, which resulted in their heartbreaking separation. This separation deeply affected Moses, but his new master, Mr. Gooch, showed no concern for his emotional pain and frequently flogged him, further adding to his suffering. Another form of suffering that Moses endured was his repeated attempts to escape from the plantations owned by Mr. Gooch. On one occasion, after being caught and briefly reunited with mother and the rest of the family, he tried to escape by riding away on a horse. This is according to law; after three calls they may shoot a runaway slave (Roper 25). As a result, Moses was shot while trying to ride away. Unfortunately, his horse was too slow to outrun Mr. Anderson, and when he was caught, he was punished severely, receiving approximately one hundred blows consequently. This did not make Moses give up, hoping that one day there would be opportunities for him to escape to

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