Narrative Inquiry: Articles on Slavery

Abstract

In my research, which involves collecting individuals’ account and their lived experiences of becoming a slave. I am seeking to understand how racism affects the worldwide view in today’s society. In view of history, in relation to slavery, I was presented four summarized interviews from voices of participants who actually lived between 1936 and 1938, the slavery time frame. Three of the four participants were from Alabama and one from Kansas. The language usage of participants from Alabama was broken English which was challenging by means of interpretation. It appears the participant from Kansas spoke correct grammatically utilizing good grammar and word pronunciation. Furthermore, the writers led one to believe the participants from Alabama were not educated. In relation to the content of their lived experiences, while living in different areas, each participant brought to the forefront similarities related to working on a plantation with a white master, viewpoints surrounding education, and the importance of religious church meetings.

Keywords: Slavery, Alabama