Slavery

Slavery caused a great impact in the evolution of history. Slavery was the cause of many wars and disruptions along the time line that dates to the present twenty--first century. People of color were deprived of having a life of their own and going about normal ways because of the greed that consumed society. The role of slavery in society attributed to the desperation and anger the slaves felt and lead them to strike against their owners in many occasions. Despite the threats and the unfair treatment, many people of color retaliated and firmly stood up for their rights as equal human beings. It was absurd how society based their government on religion at one point and still managed to dispossess people of color of their rights as an equal human being in the eyes of God. Unfortunately, there were more failures than victories in this sense yet a good example of a successor was John P. Parker. In the autobiography of Parker, His Promised Land, he illustrates the life he lived as a slave and how he achieved freedom through his own hard work and initiative also helping grant freedom to others through the famously known Underground Rail Road. To his luck he was sold when very young, about eight years old, to a family that showed him how to read, write, and manage a section of their business in Mobile, California. There he had actual earnings and put together enough money to go on, on his own. He proves to be a strong willed person who cared dearly for his people risking all he had for the freedom of his own kind. Parker took pride from what race he was from because of the acknowledgement that they were all such strong people and united.

The book written by him seemed to be full of emotions. I felt that the audiences of his writings are people at random. I got the impression as though he was walking a child through his life as careful as possible making sure that the person understands how the autobiography went. His phrases were simple and easy to comprehend. It made me wonder at what level did he really learn to read and write despite the fact that someone else edited it. As the story went on, I admired his integrity and determination. It is rare for the people of his kind in the early nineteenth century, were able to do all the accomplishments he did. Parker was a resolute man and did everything he ...

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...llow slaves. His house is now a landscape in which people look at with admiration because he accomplished so many positive things in life. I think that Parker’s text was extremely exciting. Like life, Parker always had a new obstacle to cross in order to get those people to freedom. I now admire the memory of John P. Parker and appreciate all the sacrificed he went through to save all those people that needed his help. I find the story very credulous and hope that the generations of the people he helped will always acknowledge him.

John P. Parker was a very courageous man. Although he had the better pick of the litter as far as slave owners, he still experienced his own time of rebel. As he grew older, he knew deep down inside that, he had to help others of his kind reach the freedom that he enjoyed so much. Unfortunately, slavery destroyed many people, but in a way it works out well because it demonstrated how strongly united people of color really are.

Luckily, slavery is over with but the scars of it will remain in the hearts of descendants for as long as they live.