DARE TO READ A SLAVE NARRATIVE

Every American should read
At least one slave narrative,
The personal account of someone
Who courageously escaped
The brutality of human trafficking inflicted
By men history usually considers honorable,
And get the other side of the story of slavery.
There are more than 200 full-length books
By run away American slaves,
Plus thousands of other accounts,
Graphically describing the horrors
They experienced.
This American literature
Has been ignored too long.