You'd think that slaves would be the last people to influence society. However, many enslaved people have made a difference. Americans automatically think of black slaves before emancipation, but there have been slaves all over the world and all throughout history. Find out about well-known figures at online slavery biography sites.
Today students of history have a great starting point - the internet. Biographical sites briefly describe historic people, sayingwhy they were famous and listing their basic accomplishments. Those who were literate often wrote of their lives as well as other works. Others are known through historic records (one slave was mentioned on a stele, a stone monument) or news reports. Anthropologists seek out survivors of things like slavery, interview them, and record their stories for posterity.
Many of the best known slaves were in ancient times, before America was even 'discovered'. Aesop, the author of the fables most children read, was a slave. Spartacus was a gladiator, and a slave, who led a slave revolt against Rome. Saint Patrick, slayer of the dragon, was an English boy captured by raiders and enslaved in Ireland. He later escaped back to England, returned to Ireland as a missionary, and converted the country to Christianity.
One of the most famous 'out of slavery' stories is that of Moses, who ran away from a privileged position in Egypt after defending a fellow Hebrew by killing an Egyptian overseer. He returned years later to lead his people out of their enslavement. One biographical account of this famous prophet is the Bible, much of which he is believed to have written.
Anyone who wants more information than can be found online at the biographical sites can just keep searching. Speeches, letters, news accounts, biographies, poetry, and other records reveal the people who were enslaved but still made an impact. Many accounts come from family members, friends, or neighbors, just as happens with people and events today.
Sometimes it will be a trial that attracts attention, like the famous Dred Scott case. Other famous trials were of Margaret Garner, who killed her daughter rather than see her returned to slavery, and a teen-aged girl named Celia, who killed her master. There are many cases of slaves fighting their return to former masters - and many more that were unrecorded, since slaves had no rights in many courts.
Other dramatic stories based on true events chronicle captures, enslavement, and escapes or rescues on the American frontier. Ann Calhoun was four when she was taken by the Cherokee and seven when she was rescued. There are many records of captives, often white but also black, and of their endurance under slavery or while making their way back to their homes and people.
Speeches like Sojourner Truth's dramatic and poignant 'Ain't I A Woman' - the basis for a book and later a movie - as well as autobiographies and biographies make history come alive. Start with the writings of Frederick Douglas, an escaped slave who fought for women's rights and fair treatment of immigrants as well as for an end to slavery.
Today students of history have a great starting point - the internet. Biographical sites briefly describe historic people, sayingwhy they were famous and listing their basic accomplishments. Those who were literate often wrote of their lives as well as other works. Others are known through historic records (one slave was mentioned on a stele, a stone monument) or news reports. Anthropologists seek out survivors of things like slavery, interview them, and record their stories for posterity.
Many of the best known slaves were in ancient times, before America was even 'discovered'. Aesop, the author of the fables most children read, was a slave. Spartacus was a gladiator, and a slave, who led a slave revolt against Rome. Saint Patrick, slayer of the dragon, was an English boy captured by raiders and enslaved in Ireland. He later escaped back to England, returned to Ireland as a missionary, and converted the country to Christianity.
One of the most famous 'out of slavery' stories is that of Moses, who ran away from a privileged position in Egypt after defending a fellow Hebrew by killing an Egyptian overseer. He returned years later to lead his people out of their enslavement. One biographical account of this famous prophet is the Bible, much of which he is believed to have written.
Anyone who wants more information than can be found online at the biographical sites can just keep searching. Speeches, letters, news accounts, biographies, poetry, and other records reveal the people who were enslaved but still made an impact. Many accounts come from family members, friends, or neighbors, just as happens with people and events today.
Sometimes it will be a trial that attracts attention, like the famous Dred Scott case. Other famous trials were of Margaret Garner, who killed her daughter rather than see her returned to slavery, and a teen-aged girl named Celia, who killed her master. There are many cases of slaves fighting their return to former masters - and many more that were unrecorded, since slaves had no rights in many courts.
Other dramatic stories based on true events chronicle captures, enslavement, and escapes or rescues on the American frontier. Ann Calhoun was four when she was taken by the Cherokee and seven when she was rescued. There are many records of captives, often white but also black, and of their endurance under slavery or while making their way back to their homes and people.
Speeches like Sojourner Truth's dramatic and poignant 'Ain't I A Woman' - the basis for a book and later a movie - as well as autobiographies and biographies make history come alive. Start with the writings of Frederick Douglas, an escaped slave who fought for women's rights and fair treatment of immigrants as well as for an end to slavery.
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