Slave Narrative

Kentucky Narrative, Volume VII

Summary

This slave narrative is about an interview with an ex slave named Dan Bogie. He has a mother and a father named Abe & Lucinda Wheeler. His father was born near Spoonsville and his mother was born in Garrard County. Dan had one sister who was born in 1860 and is now dead. Dan then talks about how he lived in a one room, one bed cabin. Abe was a slave of Talton Embry and his farm joined the Wheeler's farm. Dan also says that he does not remember his grandmother and that he didn't have to work slave days because his parents did most of the work. Food was cooked in an oven in his yard and it would be served around 4 o'clock. Water would be collected in troughs by maple trees. In the winter Dan wore linen clothes, there were 4 slaves, and on Saturdays he would go fishing. 

Reflection

Based on what I've read from this slave narrative, I can conclude a couple of things. The main idea of this interview with Dan Bogie is about his life basically. Back then people were slaves and had to work very hard to live. Dan only had one room for a house and that was what it was like for him back in the day. There was barely any freedom for the blacks and kids didn't have electronics to play with like we do today. Life of slavery was very harsh especially for the blacks.

Kentucky Slave Narrative- Dan Bogie

Tecumseh Speech Paragraph

                           Tecumseh, a Shawnee Leader, gave a speech to the Osages in the Winter of 1811 and presents two themes such as survival and unity. In the speech, he says, "They cannot run fast, and are good marks to shoot at: they are only men; our fathers have killed many of them; we are not squaws, and we will stain the earth with red blood." Tecumseh says this because his men will not fear the white people and do whatever it takes to survive. Also in his speech, Tecumseh says, "We must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit: he is for us; he will destroy our enemies, and make all his red children happy. He says this because they will take a stand and fight beside each other as one, so that their Great Spirit can make them happy. Throughout Tecumseh's speech, he presents themes of survival and unity to describe his feelings towards the white people and that his men will take a stand against them.

Tecumseh