What Is Linda Memoirs Incidents Of The Life Of A Slave Girl

“I was born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away” from Incidents of the Life of a Slave Girl. After reading Incidents of the Life of a Slave Girl, the readers can say it complicates or confuses their understanding of slavery. Linda’s Memoirs can be confusing to modern age American’s because it is not the typical story readers hear, watch or, learn about in society today. Linda story isn’t of a field slave that was whipped and raped by her master, but the story of a slave that resisted and escaped slavery. Upon her reaching freedom, readers quickly learn that the North does not treat free African Americans well. Linda Memoirs complicate readers understand of slavery because it shows readers the reputable

In her memoirs, we see Linda’s Aunt buried at the expense of her uncle. At Linda’s aunt’s funeral, her slave master, Dr. Flint and his wife Mrs. Flint arrive. Dr. Flint paid his respects to his servant, and Mrs. Flint shed a tear upon seeing her servant for the last time. Dr. Flint was a man who spends most of the book trying to rape Linda. Mrs. Flint was a woman with no control over her husband, and she hated most slaves. Despite this, they allowed their slave burial. Historically, readers have been told that slave master whipped and beat their slaves. Linda's memoirs show slave masters are more humane to slaveholders. This humane side of slave holder is very difficult to

In the book, Jim Crow laws already existed before slavery ended. When Linda asks for a first class ticket on the train. Mr. Durham tells her,” They don’t allow colored people to go in the first-class cars” (135). This quote shows that Jim Crow laws already existed before slavery was over. Jim Crow laws existing establishes the idea of people in the north not seeing African Americans as equals. They only wanted to see an end to slavery. Northern Americans are often in the spotlight of being a hero to the southern slaves. Of course, this story shows there are still problems in the north. The citizen of northern states still did not treat African Americans equally. Modern people would have a problem believe in this because it goes against the idea of the north being a hero. Most readers are used to seeing the north as a hero; they would not accept them as wrong by any