Dec. 1, 2021

HENRY BARNES: ALABAMA SLAVE NARRATIVES

"Cose I was borned a slave, but I don't 'member much 'bout hit, 'caze I was li'l.

Yes, Henry Barnes remembers little of being enslaved other than being enslaved. He remembers little or none of the oppression and terror of enslavement because he was a child. However, rest assured Henry Barnes was surrounded by many who experienced firsthand the awful conditions of bondage.