Why Are The Primary Sources Important During The Time Of Slavery

A primary source gives people insight on matters from someone who witnessed the event first hand. Primary sources were important to understanding the slavery debate because they reveal the beliefs of the author during the time of slavery, in this source, the author (a white male) shows that ,depending on your class, occupation, personal experiences, and region you can have a totally different opinion than another person. The primary source reveals that even during this time people knew that slavery was unethical, but also accepted they couldn't change it. Although the primary sources offer only one perspective on the issue of slavery, they are important because they show you a person's viewpoint and they show people a viewpoint and give an insight on how times were at that time.Primary sources reveal the underlying causes of the behaviors and beliefs of people during historical times. Primary sources, do more than tell historians what happened; it tells
This author shares his beliefs and at the time their was racist propaganda so his opinion would of been going against what most people believed and his side of the story would have never been heard or made the papers that informed the public. Hearing different sides of an argument is essential to making a decision on which side someone is on so both sides need to be heard in their own voices without being limited to what to say. In this primary source, the author mentions that Mr.R thought his slaves were as happy as he was when they worked, though clearly we know that this is in fact not true, especially considering Mr.R got his slaves to do things by force and not by rewarding them and if Mr.R was the one who was writing this source, in his views it would have been the total opposite since they have different views on slavery and this is why primary sources are