An Empire for Slavery

I found chapter 3, An Empire for Slavery (78-116), to be very moving and sad. I think that reading about the lives of the runaway slaves really helped to make it real to me. I hope that if I had lived during that time (mid 1800's) that I would have had the strength to help slaves escape from such a retched life. I wrote in the margins comments like "thank goodness", "my hero", and alright!", when Northerners helped or sent ex-slaves to England. I also learned more about the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"(88-91). Even though I show the students the movie during the time we are studying about slavery, I gained a whole new perspective on the importance of this book and the impact it had on the world. I am excited to share this new knowledge with my students.