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
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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