Hardships In The Life Of Slavery By Lulu Wilson
In her article, Lulu Wilson, describes the many hardships that a slave had to live with on a daily basis. “’Course I was born in slavery, ageable as I am” (Haynes, 201). No slave had a choice if they wanted to become a slave or not, and unfortunately, a majority of all slaves were born into it. They were born and raised as slaves, and they had no say in the matter. One of the greatest hardship a slave, had to face was getting ripped apart from their families. Families were separated, sold to different slave owners. A lot of the times, the slaves never saw their families again. “They must please the white folks that wanted niggers to breed like livestock ‘cause she birthed nineteen children” (Haynes, 211). A majority of slaves, were forced to