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.
Moses, who led the descendants of Abraham out of Egyptian slavery and who wrote much of the bible, was born a slave. He was raised as a son in Pharaoh's household, but later escaped arrest for murder by fleeing to the wilderness, where he became a shepherd. When he returned, he freed his people under God's direction. Moses' biography is the Bible.
The internet is a great resource for brief accounts of famous slaves. If more in-depth study is desired, the sites can point you toward autobiographies, news reports, contemporary mentions, or entire biographies. Many slaves are known by their own writings or speeches, some by their actions during war time, and some by notorious trials.
Notorious trials have involved slaves. Margaret Garner and her husband and family tried to escape to the north, but they were tracked down. Before the arresting party could stop her, this woman killed her baby daughter and wounded her other children, trying to kill them, too, rather than have them returned to slavery. A youngster named Celia was tried for the murder of her master; the teenager was rebelling against repeated sexual abuse. Dred Scott sued for his and his family's freedom. All of these trials highlighted the horrors of the slave system.
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.
Moses, who led the descendants of Abraham out of Egyptian slavery and who wrote much of the bible, was born a slave. He was raised as a son in Pharaoh's household, but later escaped arrest for murder by fleeing to the wilderness, where he became a shepherd. When he returned, he freed his people under God's direction. Moses' biography is the Bible.
The internet is a great resource for brief accounts of famous slaves. If more in-depth study is desired, the sites can point you toward autobiographies, news reports, contemporary mentions, or entire biographies. Many slaves are known by their own writings or speeches, some by their actions during war time, and some by notorious trials.
Notorious trials have involved slaves. Margaret Garner and her husband and family tried to escape to the north, but they were tracked down. Before the arresting party could stop her, this woman killed her baby daughter and wounded her other children, trying to kill them, too, rather than have them returned to slavery. A youngster named Celia was tried for the murder of her master; the teenager was rebelling against repeated sexual abuse. Dred Scott sued for his and his family's freedom. All of these trials highlighted the horrors of the slave system.
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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