A slave is a person who is bound in servitude as the property of a person or household. The word slave brings us back to history around 1630's when African Americans were considered slaves to their masters (1). They served their masters as if they were just an object with no identity. They were told what to do, when to do it, where to do it, and how to do it. They had no say in …showed first 75 words of 1509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1509 total…religion and traditions than it would have made it even harder for them to survive during this time(17). There were many times in history when slaves thought they were going to be freed from slavery but then whites stuck together and made sure that they would be superior over them. So the African Americans had to work hard just to obtain their identities and hold on to their beliefs during the rough years of slavery.