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I thought this account was kind of inspiring and sad at the same time. This woman achieved what most slaves only dreamed about-freedom. Once she attained it, however, she did not want it. She did not want to be free without her husband. I think it shows that love is very powerful and was still very much a part of people's marriages even in the 19th Century and even for slaves. I thought this woman was brave and romantic. -Amy Van Ness | I thought this account was kind of inspiring and sad at the same time. This woman achieved what most slaves only dreamed about-freedom. Once she attained it, however, she did not want it. She did not want to be free without her husband. I think it shows that love is very powerful and was still very much a part of people's marriages even in the 19th Century and even for slaves. I thought this woman was brave and romantic. -Amy Van Ness | ||
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| + | I felt really sad after I read this. She was finally free but couldn't be happy because her husband was not with her. That definitely shows how much she loved him and how important he was to her. Freedom was a dream for slaves. She was incredibly brave to refuse freedom in order to stay with her husband. I wonder how often situations like this happened. I agree with Megan that it would have made sense if Lucinda went to the North and tried to save money in order to buy his freedom. Maybe Lucinda felt that she may never have been able to afford it. I agree with Taylor that Lucinda willingly reentering slavery reinforces the idea of paternalism. Her master was probably thinking that her life was so great being a slave that that is why she stayed. -Katelyn Lease | ||
== Connecticut woman asks other free black women to sign anti-slavery petitions, 1839 == | == Connecticut woman asks other free black women to sign anti-slavery petitions, 1839 == | ||
