Personal Narrative: Rape As A Slave

I have always hated to put myself in other people's shoes for situations I’ve never endured due to those feelings never being the exact same from the actual persons going through whatever it is they are going through. I tried putting myself in Harriet Jacobs shoes, wondering of all the possible things I would have done or tried furthermore, all the things I would not have tried or followed through with. I applaud all and any slave that has ever tried to escape being if they actually got away or even if they got caught. It takes so much courage and strength to even do something like that due to all the possible outcomes it could have. I know I would for a fact probably not have run away. When I was younger, I tried avoiding all possible behaviors

Harriet not only was a working slave, but she was a regular rape victim, which gives me a sickening feeling. So many young black girls or even fairly mature went through the eye candy stage for their masters. Eye candy would not even be an appropriate word to use because the master did not care what the slave girl looked like for he would still be after her which leaves me in disgust. I love hearing about the things slaves went through for the awareness yet I find myself cringing at so many details. I admire how Harriet remained strong no matter how many times she felt his white distinctive breath blowing hard on her neck. The scent of sex and oppression was everywhere in Harriet’s household and it gives me a fearsome feeling. To have the white man who you just awfully hate always intrigued with you whispering sweet, but disgusting sexual things in your ear while still reminding you how you undeniably belong to him would be sickening for any young girl of color. It is so disgusting how our courts found the action of rapping a black girl a just law instead of unjust. It is almost unbelievable how slaves were not only victims of these white men, but similarly they were their enemies. White hated blacks and to hate someone you resemble jealousy almost in my eyes, I still wonder what the real issue sought out to

It is absurd how half the time kids barely knew why they were getting beaten and it is so comparable to our world today. So many young blacks have no clue what they did to receive a shot in their chest being killed, it is just sorrowful that we live in this life of sin still. I am thankful that we have people like Harriet, who were able to give us an awareness as to just how detrimental things actually were back then and how similar they are becoming these days. I find it a little disrespectful at the fact how so many people believe that Trump was the only terrible president and how others believe Barrack was not the best. Barrack was by far the best because he overcame something that so many people may never thought they would be here to see. As for Trump, yes he is a not a vigorous candidate for president, but he is not the first inadequate candidate who got elected president. The united states was truly a slaveholding republic and I give props to the video for highlighting that. Harriet Jacobs was a strong woman of color who can be a motivational figure for so many other younger girls of color due to everything she went through and her still being able to stand