Slaves Lives Matter

Abstract

First-hand accounts are by far one of richest and most accurate methods of qualitatively collecting data. An in-depth look into the oppressed and complicated lives of slaves is certainly a story best told by the people that lived it. Slave narratives have proven to provide some of the most intimate details of Black lives during slavery. Contrary to what may seem to be the obvious summation of the slave experience, the slave narratives of those that survived slavery in Arkansas in the late 1800's, tell a surprisingly unexpected story. Their narratives tell a story of hope, faith, and forgiveness.