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Freedom**// is what I’ve been waiting for throughout my whole life. I’ve been one of the very fortunate black slaves to have successfully escaped from the South to the North. I just couldn’t live with these egotistical white men who treat us inhumanely. We, the blacks are constantly mistreated with no respect. Out in the scorching land, we are forced to constantly perform arduous labor; moreover, the villains with their diabolical countenances were present at every corner, watching over each and every move that we make. The conditions were so intolerable in my past that I made up my mind to flee from such horrifying nightmare.

Despite my triumph in escaping from such hell, I can’t help myself from feeling scared and uneasy. Ever since the Fugitive Slave Act was established, which requires the runaway slaves to be brought back to their masters, I can’t be comfortable anywhere – not even in my own home. Currently, I suffer from trepidation that I cannot control. Just thinking about the past makes me want to hurl and go insane. I am strongly against this Fugitive Slave Act for it clearly demonstrates inequality among the people. What right do they have to force us to go back to our torturing lives? We are all human with feelings and morals. God made us all equal with arms, legs and feet. Why do we have to be treated as something less than animals? For the past couple of days, I’ve seen my friends get taken away by the slave owners. Some resisted with all their might; yet, they were returned with a loud whip that I preyed I would never hear again.

I am scared of my own future. Even though I am safe at present, tomorrow, I may be the next one to be captured by those evil villains. Such //**uncertainty**// has buried itself within my soul that I am no longer able to take any actions. Every night, I prey to God and hope that I won’t have to be drawn back to the past that I wish to never see again.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/delany/freeman.gif