Analysis Of Narrative Of Lewis Clarke's Suffers
Sophia Obielodan
Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clarke, 1845
This document is a narrative dictated by Lewis Gerald Clarke on his sufferings while he was in slavery. His narrative was entered, according to Act of Congress, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts in 1845. It was published around 1846. The purpose of his narrative was to show the effects of slavery on family relationships.
Lewis Clarke was born in March 1815, in Madison County Kentucky. He was born into slavery to a family of ten but at the age of six, his family was separated and he fell into the hands of Mrs. Betsey Banton and her husband. There were four slaves in this family and they all went through years of torment and torture.
Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clarke, 1845
This document is a narrative dictated by Lewis Gerald Clarke on his sufferings while he was in slavery. His narrative was entered, according to Act of Congress, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts in 1845. It was published around 1846. The purpose of his narrative was to show the effects of slavery on family relationships.
Lewis Clarke was born in March 1815, in Madison County Kentucky. He was born into slavery to a family of ten but at the age of six, his family was separated and he fell into the hands of Mrs. Betsey Banton and her husband. There were four slaves in this family and they all went through years of torment and torture.