The Underground Railroad: Truth or Fiction?
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: TRUTH OR FICTION?
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THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: TRUTH OR FICTION?
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1ESSAY
Slavery was one of the darkest problems of mankind that has occurred in earth. The
attributes of the slavery included forced labour and torture at the hands of the slaver. Slavery
in America was one of the darkest chapters in the history and bears some of the harshest
examples of human atrocities that have been committed to the people of colour over the
years. The novel The Underground Railroad provides a detailed explanation of the treatments
that the slaves were subjected to and how they wanted to gain freedom from these atrocities
even at the cost of their lives (Colson). The existence of the Underground Railroad is based
upon the efforts that were made by the slaves who ran away from their masters to free the
other slaves from their pain. The journey from the southern states to the northern ones is the
key subject of the novel. The purpose of the novel is to understand how the slaves were
stripped of their own-free will and were rendered powerless in the hands of the white masters.
However, there was a group of people who took risks to save the slaves and provide them
with a secured and respectful life.
As seen in the novel The Underground Railway, the slaves were stripped of all the
powers of a free human-being and were forced to work under the extreme conditions
(Colson). They were exposed to extreme torture and the slave masters found immense
pleasure in a torturing a coloured person just like torturing an animal. There was no
difference between the black human-beings and animals irrespective of the genders. As the
men were subject to beatings and punishments, the women were subjected to rapes and
torture (History.com). The inability to read and write cut them off from the outer world, and
made them the puppets in the hands of the slave masters. The fear of torture often led the
slaves to accept the loss freedom and work tirelessly throughout their lives. The southern
states of USA formed several laws which prevented the slaves from entering the normal lives.
They were to remain the property of their masters upon the masters’ wish.
Slavery was one of the darkest problems of mankind that has occurred in earth. The
attributes of the slavery included forced labour and torture at the hands of the slaver. Slavery
in America was one of the darkest chapters in the history and bears some of the harshest
examples of human atrocities that have been committed to the people of colour over the
years. The novel The Underground Railroad provides a detailed explanation of the treatments
that the slaves were subjected to and how they wanted to gain freedom from these atrocities
even at the cost of their lives (Colson). The existence of the Underground Railroad is based
upon the efforts that were made by the slaves who ran away from their masters to free the
other slaves from their pain. The journey from the southern states to the northern ones is the
key subject of the novel. The purpose of the novel is to understand how the slaves were
stripped of their own-free will and were rendered powerless in the hands of the white masters.
However, there was a group of people who took risks to save the slaves and provide them
with a secured and respectful life.
As seen in the novel The Underground Railway, the slaves were stripped of all the
powers of a free human-being and were forced to work under the extreme conditions
(Colson). They were exposed to extreme torture and the slave masters found immense
pleasure in a torturing a coloured person just like torturing an animal. There was no
difference between the black human-beings and animals irrespective of the genders. As the
men were subject to beatings and punishments, the women were subjected to rapes and
torture (History.com). The inability to read and write cut them off from the outer world, and
made them the puppets in the hands of the slave masters. The fear of torture often led the
slaves to accept the loss freedom and work tirelessly throughout their lives. The southern
states of USA formed several laws which prevented the slaves from entering the normal lives.
They were to remain the property of their masters upon the masters’ wish.
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