Its interesting that in the face off all these bad and horrific events that came from the world. she has seen she still wants to leave her cage and experience the world

Gabriel in the song refers to the angel gabriel who serves as god's messenger. It's commonly believed that gabriel trumpet will signal the lord's return.

so at this time was handsome just gender neutral or..?

the compromise of 1850 was a series of bills enacted to avoid conflict between the north and south

Many blacks fought and died the revolutionary war. In fact. Crispus Attucks was the first person to die in the American Revolution.

The chance in rhyme scheme highlight his feelings of inanity toward slavery. This change also marks a change in the poem from an address to an a rhetorical question interrogation.

This poem can be seen as an address similar to earlier readings, but instead of addressing a specific group or person he addressesing america as a whole. There's a bit of personification of america since he's addressing america as if it were person

There's a strange cognitive dissidence the slaves exhibit over this position. Obviously slaves don't want to be slaves ,but they take pride and joy in being chosen for the position that proves your the best slave.

Was this common for the estates to kinda be like small kingdoms of the masters ?

This from the bible.It is found in chapter 11 of the gospel of john

Once again in another one of authors we see an importance placed on religion

He trying his best to basically say he feels there pain and struggle . He empathizes with them and ultimately trying to reach them. His address for them and wants them to be heard

Throughout most of readings we see a lost of connection and separation of slave from africa and other africans. This reading he choose to acknowledge that the slaves were all connected by beginning it by calling them brethren.

Garnet's work and is similar to Walker's Appeal where they both attack the history of Slavery and the hypocrisy of Christians.

He's using Christianity the one thing all slaves are forced to convert to against his oppressors. Since he is making the comparison this makes me wonder all different Slavery was for the Israelites of Egypt and Black in America?

This is from the Story of Joseph in the book of Genesis . Joseph after using his power to interpret the pharaoh dreams is freed from prison and is made Vizier.

This is the most honest sincere critique of slavery from an African American that we've encountered. There's a level of desperation in this that hasn't been encountered in other readings. He lets his emotion come clearly through his diction and use of exclamation marks.

Like in majority of our reading there's an early mentioning of Christianity . This differs from them in that there's usally alot of extolling of the importance of Christianity or the importance for blacks to be converted ,instead this is more of a critique of christians and their treatment of blacks

We can presume from growing up in New Orleans,his french literacy and proficiency ,and this ode that Sejour felt more like a frenchmen than anything else. It easy to see his disconnect from Africa and due to the ill treatment of the antebellum south, from America.

Juan is able to get a quality education in France. I wonder how african americans were perceived around the world at this time?

His hymnals had alot of appeal to the point of being compiled by white composers of the time . Its important oral traditions where included to because they often get forgotten . So his compiling alot of slave and african traditions into his collection these things help make Allen's works unique.

This really drives home the importance of Richard Allen. Even if he didn't necessarily create it he was the first to give examples. He was very important in helping the music and culture grow,

Richard Allen was careful to put in music into the hymn book that help with ex slaves with expressing themselves and their struggle. This probably helps solidify christian in the newly formed African American culture.

Ethiop - a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

Christianity has played a role in all our readings so far. In this line she shows what Christianity means to the the poet.She sees Christianity as refinement and a part of assimilation

She seems very grateful to have been taken from Africa. She differs heavily from all our other readings in this. Referring to Africa as a "pagan land " is condescending and shows her bias

The French were desperate to quell the rebellion and became ruthless. Its interesting that she refers to them as"the cruel enemy"

The St. Domingo Slave uprising started the Haitian Revolution. It was one of the first successful slave insurrection. The Haitian Revolution led to the first state formed by former slaves

These first few lines highlight the horror the Haitian slaves endure. Showing simply how they had to stand up to the french.

This line is a bit ironic coming from an African american poet of the time. Referring to the natives as "awful creatures " is extremely dehumanizing. It realizes shows the feelings towards native Americans of the time.

This line makes me ask two questions. did the shooter just barely miss his head?or did he shoot him close range ?

The choice of short couplets creates a certain mood.The rhyme scene creates a very rush and abrupt tone . It highlights that the attack was sudden and an ambush.

The mentioning of religion specifically Christianity early on foreshadows that Christianity will play a part in this story. Which we've seen in earlier readings.

It is quite obvious that he loved where he was from. He loved the scenery ,the people, the culture,and customs.He really wanted to be apart of it.I guess it true that everyone has a special place in there heart for their hometown. These lines are his subtle way of expressing love for where he's from basically us when we say roll tide.

He's a west african.He refers to it as Eboe but today people refer to it as igbo. The igbo tribe is said to number in the millions in Nigeria.

It's rather intriguing that he chooses to start his narrative this way. HE admonition both himself and any potential reader. He warns and admits that it is hard to write your life without embellishing. He speaks to the reader to look at his story as it happened without blatantly exclaiming" I"M NOT LYING THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME'. He humbly addresses it own potential shortcoming and readers' doubts of validity of his tale.