He had nothing to lost, he chose "to take the boat that night" (Parker 35), which is possibly the most important decision he had ever made up to that point. He is determined to reach freedom at all costs, he decides that he will either "get off the boat safely or else go to the river for (his) final escape from a life that had already become intolerable" (Parker 36). ... Luckily, he is able to have a better sense of freedom than in jail by being sent to "the country to work in the open air" (Parker 45), giving him just a small amount of the freedom of nature. ... After his brush with deat...

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They carried him in the sack and threw him on a tiny boat. ... They were sailing in the tiny boat that night for a while until Jessie spotted a ship with the words "The Moonlight" painted on the side of the ship. ... Rain, thunder, and raging winds rocked the boat from side to side destroying bits and pieces of the ship. ... He opened the door to his home and his mother saw him. ...

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To save money, they would stuff a lot of Africans in one boat so they could transport more Africans at a time. ... Some of the Africans who survived the boat trip were injured for life. ... Years later the first African Public school opened in New York City in 1787. ...

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Slavery has been present in society throughout history. Since the beginning of time slaves have been dehumanized and treated as property. Owners used the slave's ignorance as a tool against them to convince them that they would be unhappy with freedom and therefore should be content with their curre...

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.* During this time of political chaos, a time where the southern states would try and cheat the northern out of a fair boat, one man decided to take it upon himself to end slavery. ... On April 12 1868, he had the confederate army open fire on Fort Sumter on Major Anderson and his troops making war official.* Northerners Believe war was necessary, and Abe Lincoln would do anything to maintain the union. ...

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At 17, Joseph Sturgis opened his door to the painted faces of Munsee and Shawnee warriors who shot him in the face and raided the house. ... Not only were slaves to do labor, they also cleaned houses, build houses, sailed boats, manage the labor of fellow slaves and were even forced to have sex among whites. ...

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The Native Americans and Africans Slaves are two prominent groups seen in the Colonial Era with great influence, difficult challenges, and cultures that shaped the colonies into how we see them today. Both, the African Americans and Native Americans were challenged by the hardships of the whites thr...

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